CERTEIN
LETTERS
WHERIN
IS
SET
forth
a
Discourse
of
the
Peace
that
was
attempted
and
sought
to
haue
bin
put
in
effecte
by
the
Lords
and
States
of
Holland
and
Zelande
in
the
yeare
of
oure
Lorde
1574.
ALSO
A
SVPPLICATION
put
vp
by
the
said
States
of
Hollande
and
Zeland
,
and
other
places
of
the
Low
Countryes
to
the
King
:
together
with
the
aunswere
and
a
Reply
vppon
the
same
,
and
diuers
other
particularities
.
PSALME
28.
O
Lord
God
take
me
not
away
with
the
wicked
,
nor
with
them
that
commit
iniquitie
,
which
speake
peace
to
their
neighbours
,
&
imagine
mischiefe
in
their
harts
.
IMPRINTED
AT
LONdon
in
Fleetestreate
by
Thomas
Marshe
.
ANNO
1576.
TO
the
intent
to
giue
some
lighte
to
suche
as
are
not
acquainted
with
the
state
of
the
affayres
and
controuersies
of
Hollande
and
Zelande
,
and
to
stoppe
the
mouthes
of
malicious
aduersaries
,
which
ceasse
not
to
reporte
al
maner
of
vntruth
and
reproch
of
the
noble
valeaunt
and
vertuous
prince
the
Prince
of
Orendge
&
his
adherents
,
&
of
the
iust
case
which
they
maintein
:
here
is
translated
a
short
Discourse
,
of
the
orignial
cause
and
ground
of
their
entering
into
Armes
,
togither
with
a
nomber
of
weyghtie
&
substantial
reasons
,
wherby
they
iustifie
their
doing
by
good
conscience
and
equitie
.
And
it
is
the
rather
set
forthe
at
this
tyme
,
because
some
of
the
parties
and
authors
therof
bee
now
here
,
as
Mounsieur
Sainct
Aldegond
,
and
Mounsieur
Champagny
and
others
,
who
may
iustify
the
same
(
as
neede
shall
requyre
)
to
the
open
mainfestation
of
the
truth
with
out
further
trauel
.
Read
with
aduisement
,
and
iudge
indifferently
,
as
the
righte
of
the
matter
shall
leade
the.
Sum
Dea
,
quae
rara
,
&
paucis
,
Occasi●
nota
.
To
his
very
friend
E.
B.
esquier
affectionate
friend
and
deuotiste
seruaunt
vnto
the
fayre
and
vertuous
Lady
the
Countesse
of
Culenberghe
.
THis
olde
prouerbe
(
as
commonly
all
other
)
hath
his
ground
vpon
knowen
experience
,
Malus
animus
,
malamens
,
an
euill
affection
maketh
an
euill
construction
.
Men
wrest
or
driue
the
interpretacion
of
doings
to
the
frame
of
their
owne
coceits
,
which
they
deriue
from
the
fauour
or
disfauour
that
they
haue
settled
in
their
owne
perswasions
.
It
is
not
vnknowen
what
extraordinary
discourses
,
&
what
priuate
fansies
in
common
meetings
,
are
daily
made
of
the
case
of
our
neighbours
in
the
low
Country
.
Such
maner
of
debatinge
where
contrary
opinions
haue
distracted
you
seeme
to
be
the
cause
of
your
question
,
wherof
you
desire
to
be
resolued
in
your
letters
.
You
coulde
not
haue
written
to
a
man
more
indifferent
than
I
am
:
who
am
as
farre
from
parcialitie
,
as
he
that
loueth
,
(
that
is
to
say
preferreth
)
neither
party
before
other
,
but
our
country
before
them
both
.
I
do
therefore
(
as
I
wish
you
to
doe
)
set
the
pin
of
the
beame
eauen
,
and
examine
the
weight
of
either
skale
.
Let
vs
then
compare
the
sides
,
and
begin
with
the
sharper
,
that
we
maye
haue
the
milder
ending
.
First
I
will
call
to
minde
,
what
th
one
of
those
sides
obiecteth
:
Secondly
what
thother
aunswereth
:
And
thirdly
what
to
drawe
to
concerne
our selues
.
In
the
matter
of
obiection
,
let
vs
see
what
strength
it
hath
in
iustice
:
In
the
matter
of
defence
,
let
vs
see
what
weight
it
hath
in
equitie
:
And
for
the
matter
of
Our selues
,
let
vs
see
what
necessity
,
what
commodity
,
what
right
,
and
what
facilitie
it
is
said
to
beare
,
to
draw
vs
to
any
side
.
It
is
sayd
by
some
,
which
are
loth
that
Spaine
should
be
weaker
or
Englande
stronger
,
that
the
Prince
of
Orendge
&
his
adherents
are
rebels
in
Armes
against
their
natural
Prince
,
and
maintayners
of
a
most
daungerous
president
against
all
Princes
.
To
this
is
aunswered
on
thother
part
(
as
in
this
booke
you
shal
see
discoursed
)
that
there
is
difference
of
the
bande
&
maner
of
their
subiection
from
other
.
None
of
them
holdeth
that
a
king
maye
be
shaken
of
by
his
subiects
:
but
they
all
saye
,
that
Lords
electible
vpon
pacts
&
conditions
are
also
reiectible
accordinge
to
the
same
pacts
&
conditions
,
specially
in
Dominions
subiecte
to
the
ciuill
lawes
,
which
are
not
the
Lawes
of
England
.
The
order
of
eche
state
is
to
be
regarded
:
not
all
States
haue
kings
.
Some
haue
other
formes
of
gouernment
.
Not
all
kingdoms
haue
like
maner
of
admissions
or
receyuings
of
kings
.
Som
follow
natural
succession
of
bloud
:
some
Choise
:
some
Lot
or
chaunce
.
Some
kings
or
rulers
haue
simple
&
absolute
power
:
some
limitted
&
circumscribed
.
Th
erles
of
Holland
and
Zealand
(
as
is
well
knowen
&
many
examples
haue
proued
,
at
their
Ioyous
entree
that
is
to
saye
,
at
ther
receyuinge
to
inauguration
or
seisen
of
their
Estate
)
be
bound
by
oth
to
prescribed
pacts
&
orders
:
whereby
not
onelye
their
forme
of
rule
is
bounded
,
but
also
vpon
diuers
points
the
subiects
homage
&
allegiance
expresly
discharged
.
And
that
discharg
in
fact
hath
bin
executed
,
&
by
such
fact
,
(
say
they
,
)
the
auncesters
of
the
Prince
himself
that
now
chargeth
them
,
haue
bin
receyued
.
The
Prince
and
states
of
that
Country
alledge
the
othe
of
their
Earle
,
the
precise
forme
of
assoylment
vpon
his
breach
of
their
Priuiledges
:
they
produce
one
chiefe
point
,
that
they
ought
not
to
be
pestered
with
gouernaunce
or
garrison
of
straungers
:
they
recken
vp
th
intolerable
,
outragious
&
manifest
oppressions
done
vpon
them
,
and
the
euident
practise
to
bring
that
free
Nation
to
most
vnsufferable
seruitude
:
they
shield
themselues
vnder
the
liberty
&
right
of
Nature
,
the
prouision
of
agreements
,
the
othes
of
their
Princes
,
their
power
of
refusall
vppon
their
Princes
periurie
,
wyth
many
like
matters
,
whereof
they
make
the
worlde
Iudges
by
their
many
Protestacions
,
Apologies
,
Iustifications
,
&
Supplications
to
the
states
of
th
empyre
,
&
other
meanes
:
alwayes
seuering
their
case
from
other
subiectes
of
Naturall
and
absolute
Kinges
.
FOR
(
say
they
)
in
their
case
of
resistinge
the
Kinge
,
these
things
are
to
be
considered
:
the
nature
of
the
Gouernement
and
subiection
,
&
the
cause
of
resistance
,
and
thirdly
the
maner
of
the
resistance
.
The
nature
of
the
Gouernment
&
the
subiection
standeth
in
these
two
considerations
.
Whether
it
hee
Merum
Imperium
,
that
all
thinges
may
be
done
Pro
voluntate
Regnanti●
:
or
it
be
Moderatum
,
which
is
Temperatum
Legibus
,
wherein
the
Ruler
hath
his
rule
prescribed
him
which
way
to
rule
,
&
the
Subiect
a
Paterne
described
him
which
way
to
obey
.
If
the
Gouernment
be
Merum
&
absolutum
,
then
is
the
Person
inferiour
,
a
slaue
and
no
subiecte
.
For
in
all
due
subiection
there
is
Taxis
,
which
is
neuer
in
Voluntate
.
If
the
Gouernmente
be
Temperatum
,
then
is
th
inferiour
a
subiect
and
no
slaue
.
IN
all
subiection
there
is
an
honest
liberty
giuen
by
Law
it self
,
whereby
all
Actions
and
Pleas
in
Lawe
are
as
open
to
the
subiect
as
to
the
ruler
,
for
the
maintenaunce
of
truth
and
equitie
.
In
slauerie
there
is
none
such
:
because
he
is
not
to
be
measured
but
by
the
will
of
the
Ruler
,
which
howsoeuer
it
turneth
,
is
his
right
:
&
he
hath
no
action
of
Appeal
or
Plea
to
the
contrary
.
Then
it
followeth
that
the
Law
is
the
rightest
Auctoritie
,
and
the
same
is
to
be
maintayned
by
all
the
iust
and
rightfull
executers
of
it
:
for
if
the
Lawe
be
not
maynteined
,
the
life
of
the
whole
common
wealth
is
lost
.
This
mayntenaunce
of
the
Lawe
no
man
doubteth
whether
it
ought
to
bee
or
no
:
for
it
is
th
ende
why
Counsellers
&
vnder
magistrats
are
appointed
:
yea
it
is
the
cause
of
placing
the
highest
Magistrate
hymselfe
.
So
that
to
maintayne
the
Law
,
is
iudged
meete
by
all
men
:
if
the
Law
be
iust
.
But
whether
the
Law
may
be
mayntayned
agaynst
the
Highest
Magistrate
or
no
,
that
is
the
doubt
.
For
here
upon
this
maintenance
of
Law
is
called
resistance
,
and
is
called
Rebellion
?
This
question
doth
imply
a
contradiction
:
for
it
importeth
that
th
one
is
agaynst
thother
,
&
no
man
can
serue
two
Maisters
:
&
so
standeth
the
whole
case
in
the
righteousnes
of
the
Law
,
which
for
the
present
purpose
is
presumed
to
be
most
iust
&
most
holy
.
Why
then
?
The
Person
that
is
agaynst
this
Law
,
goeth
aboute
to
disanull
that
that
is
most
iust
and
most
holy
,
&
laboureth
to
bring
in
that
,
that
is
most
vniust
,
most
vnholy
.
For
touchinge
his
owne
person
the
question
and
debate
standeth
not
,
but
for
th
inforcing
of
the
subiects
to
the
same
.
WHY
then
,
there
is
no
doubt
but
as
it
is
confessed
of
all
men
,
both
that
neuer
knew
God
,
and
of
them
that
do
professe
God
,
that
iustice
is
to
be
maintayned
against
iniustice
,
Godlines
against
vngodlines
,
&
God
against
the
deuill
:
els
were
the
law
no
law
,
neither
the
subiect
a
subiect
:
being
(
as
I
sayd
before
)
a
person
licenced
to
liue
in
liberty
of
law
.
Thus
by
the
nature
of
Gouernment
&
the
subiection
,
it
is
euidente
that
the
rightest
Magistrate
may
be
resisted
,
&
this
resistance
is
truly
a
maintenaunce
of
Law
&
equitie
and
so
to
be
termed
,
and
vntruly
and
vniustly
called
Rebellion
.
For
these
words
of
rebellion
and
suche
like
cannot
iustlye
bee
vsed
,
but
where
the
wyll
of
the
Ruler
and
the
law
are
concurrent
and
agree
in
one
.
By
this
that
hath
bin
saide
of
the
Gouernment
it selfe
,
ensueth
a
right
aunswere
to
the
cause
of
resistance
.
Nothing
may
cause
resistance
to
the
Magistrate
but
the
maintenaunce
of
righte
and
equitie
:
for
there
is
no
equitie
in
this
,
that
the
will
of
the
subiect
should
stand
for
a
lawe
to
the
Prince
,
where
the
subiect
thinketh
it
vnmeete
that
the
wil
of
his
Prince
should
stande
for
a
law
of
his
subiection
.
This
is
against
Iustice
distributiue
,
which
the
Heathen
teach
in
their
common
wealth
,
&
flatly
against
the
rule
of
GOD
:
Thou
shalte
not
do
to
thy
Neighbour
that
thou
wilt
not
haue
don
to
thy selfe
.
SO
then
he
that
hath
law
&
maintaineth
the
law
,
is
resisted
on
which
part
soeuer
he
be
:
&
he
that
resisteth
the
law
is
a
rebell
and
traitour
whosoeuer
he
be
:
for
the
law
is
the
life
of
the
common
weale
.
And
the
consideration
of
resistance
standeth
not
in
the
person
,
vnlesse
hee
haue
the
law
with
him
:
if
he
be
not
Lex
loquens
,
he
is
not
resisted
,
but
resisteth
.
But
euery
man
may
not
resist
.
They
onely
that
are
made
keepers
of
the
Lawes
,
to
them
it
belongeth
:
otherwyse
there
would
be
a
confusion
,
and
euery
man
encroche
vpon
an
others
office
.
The
shedding
of
bloude
is
murther
in
euery
priuate
man
:
but
if
a
Magistrate
do
it
,
he
doth
it
lawfully
,
and
is
excused
before
man
,
and
doth
his
dutie
to
God
:
For
hee
beareth
not
the
sword
in
vaine
.
IN
sum
,
where
the
kind
of
Gouernment
is
tempered
by
Law
,
&
the
Prince
hath
aswell
to
liue
by
law
as
the
subiect
:
if
the
Prince
wil
breake
this
Law
which
is
iust
,
&
enforce
an
obedience
to
a
law
vniust
against
the
will
of
the
Subiects
:
the
law
may
be
maintayned
against
him
,
by
such
as
are
appointed
from
God
&
the
law
,
to
be
Gardians
&
kepers
of
the
law
.
But
the
case
of
the
Prince
of
Orenge
&
his
associats
standeth
in
the
same
termes
.
The
king
with
whom
he
hath
to
deale
had
auctoritie
Temperatam
Laegibus
:
hee
was
sworne
aswel
to
the
keeping
of
those
lawes
and
bringing
in
of
no
new
,
as
the
subiects
were
,
&
if
hee
brake
his
othe
,
they
were
quit
of
all
obedience
.
This
appeareth
in
Forma
iuramenti
,
which
hee
toke
at
his
Ioyous
entraunce
.
This
othe
&
Law
was
broken
by
bringing
in
a
new
law
of
Inquisition
,
which
tended
to
the
vtter
supplanting
of
the
Prince
and
states
of
the
country
,
which
notwythstanding
they
endured
for
a
season
,
vsing
al
dutiful
meanes
by
complaints
made
from
the
counsell
&
states
at
diuers
&
sondry
times
,
as
are
to
be
seene
,
but
coulde
haue
no
redresse
in
deede
,
though
oftentimes
they
had
faire
promises
.
When
iustice
could
not
be
had
by
way
of
iust
complaint
from
the
Counsell
&
States
:
the
Prince
&
States
toke
the
maintenaunce
of
the
law
into
their
owne
hands
,
and
so
retaine
it
by
Iustice
,
reseruing
the
auncient
liberties
&
lawes
to
the
benefite
of
all
the
subiects
,
so
that
none
complayneth
of
wrong
done
vnto
him
,
but
the
will
of
that
Prince
who
woulde
his
will
shoulde
preuaile
against
Law
to
the
subuersion
of
the
whole
state
,
as
appeareth
in
their
Records
.
Therfore
this
maintenaunce
of
law
by
the
Prince
of
Orenge
,
is
right
,
against
the
breaker
of
Lawe
and
bringer
in
of
Tyrannie
,
the
Spanish
kinge
.
They
say
,
bringer
in
of
Tiranny
&
breaker
of
Law
,
for
that
contrary
to
his
oth
,
wherby
both
he
&
all
the
Erles
of
Holland
&
Zeland
haue
bin
receiued
into
that
gouernment
,
&
no
otherwyse
but
vpon
those
condicions
limitted
to
them
by
their
said
oth
,
he
altereth
the
whole
state
of
gouernmente
,
leaueth
no
law
but
his
own
wil
,
&
so
vseth
himself
,
as
though
he
had
neuer
bin
sworne
,
nor
taken
the
countries
with
condicion
,
but
had
entred
as
an
absolute
conquerour
:
Farre
inferiour
therin
to
Heathen
&
barbarous
Princes
.
We
read
of
Cyrus
the
greate
Monarche
of
the
Easte
,
that
aboue
all
his
singuler
vertues
,
which
purchased
him
so
greate
a
Fame
as
euer
any
Prince
had
,
hee
had
this
in
him
,
that
he
suffered
all
Nations
vnder
his
Monarchie
to
enioye
their
owne
Lawes
,
customes
,
liberties
&
religion
,
and
made
no
alteration
against
their
wills
.
The
like
we
finde
recorded
of
Alexander
the
Greate
,
who
vsed
himselfe
after
the
same
sort
in
all
his
conquests
,
contenting
him
onely
with
the
Soueraignties
ouer
the
Nations
which
he
subdued
,
without
any
alteration
of
their
Estate
.
And
did
not
the
auncient
Romaynes
walke
after
the
same
sorte
,
when
they
subdued
any
Nation
to
their
obedience
?
Did
they
euer
alter
the
state
,
of
any
country
which
they
conquered
,
&
enforce
their
people
to
receiue
their
lawes
and
Religion
?
What
course
vsed
Iulius
Caesar
in
his
Conquests
of
Fraunce
▪
Did
he
chaung
any
one
iote
of
the
state
of
those
Citties
which
he
conquered
?
Thus
was
the
behauiour
of
those
barbarous
Princes
,
euen
in
their
Conquests
.
such
moderation
and
equitie
vsed
they
euen
in
the
middes
of
their
fire
&
sword
.
The
kinge
of
Spaine
came
not
in
by
force
,
he
was
receyued
by
curtesie
,
&
receiued
as
a
Patrone
and
Protectour
of
their
liberties
,
and
vpon
this
condition
onely
,
had
the
Seigniories
giuen
him
,
as
to
his
predecessours
before
him
,
that
hee
should
keepe
those
Lawes
and
liberties
safe
&
sound
,
by
vertue
of
which
,
&
for
preseruation
wherof
they
cast
vpon
him
the
Erledom
,
as
they
had
don
in
former
times
vpon
his
auncesters
.
Vppon
this
condition
he
toke
it
,
&
to
this
conditi
he
swore
,
as
all
his
auncesters
did
,
submitting
&
yelding
himselfe
to
the
like
dishonour
that
other
had
incurred
before
him
,
&
by
whose
fall
his
auncesters
came
into
that
preferment
,
if
he
committed
the
like
trespasse
against
the
states
.
To
this
,
(
I
say
)
he
was
bound
by
oth
,
let
himself
be
demaunded
,
if
he
can
denie
it
,
they
are
content
to
stand
to
the
condemnation
of
all
the
world
,
as
falsaccusers
of
so
mighty
a
Prince
,
in
charging
him
wyth
periurie
,
a
most
horrible
crime
both
before
God
&
man
.
But
hee
wil
not
,
hee
doth
not
denie
it
,
it
is
confessed
of
himself
and
published
by
Print
in
his
owne
books
,
vnder
his
owne
Priuiledge
.
How
then
standeth
his
case
&
theirs
?
was
he
not
bound
by
oth
to
obserue
their
lawes
?
And
in
case
he
or
any
of
his
officers
&
Ministers
did
not
obserue
but
breake
theim
,
did
he
not
expresly
charge
&
enioyne
al
his
subiects
by
the
same
oth
to
make
resistance
against
him
&
them
,
and
in
no
wyse
to
yeld
him
any
obedience
,
vntil
he
stoode
and
yelded
to
the
fulfilling
of
his
othe
?
The
matter
,
as
I
sayde
,
is
to
euident
,
books
imprinted
vnder
his
owne
Priuiledge
vouch
it
to
all
the
worlde
.
And
shall
they
that
stand
for
the
maintenance
of
a
law
so
iustly
,
being
further
charged
thereto
by
the
kings
owne
oth
,
be
notwithstandinge
deemed
for
rebels
?
Surely
if
there
be
no
more
than
so
,
wee
haue
no
reason
so
to
esteme
or
iudge
of
them
.
Men
might
do
no
more
,
if
either
the
kings
auctority
ouer
them
were
absolute
,
or
they
had
contrary
to
all
right
of
obedience
,
made
resistance
there
,
where
they
ought
to
haue
shewed
all
obedience
.
But
as
the
world
is
not
able
to
charge
them
with
the
one
,
so
the
king
I
suppose
will
not
chaleng
vnto
himself
the
other
.
We
finde
recorded
by
all
that
are
learned
as
well
heathen
as
Christians
,
as
well
in
lawes
of
the
Gentiles
as
in
the
lawes
of
God
:
that
it
is
one
thing
to
be
Princeps
supremus
,
a
Superiour
&
highest
gouernour
:
&
an
other
thing
to
be
Senior
absolutus
,
an
absolute
lord
.
The
one
importeth
a
soueraintie
&
chieftie
of
all
that
are
within
one
list
of
law
,
as
the
highest
minister
of
the
law
,
but
yet
he
himselfe
within
the
compasse
of
the
same
law
:
the
other
noteth
a
person
without
the
compasse
of
al
iurisdiction
,
a
controller
of
all
men
,
&
to
be
controlled
of
none
.
Whoso
would
chaleng
this
latter
point
to
be
the
right
of
the
kings
tititle
in
those
countryes
,
(
I
meane
,
that
he
would
make
him
an
absolute
Lord
&
not
a
Supreme
and
highest
Gouernoure
,
)
hee
should
greatly
discredite
his
honour
in
taking
his
othe
.
For
force
any
personne
what
soeuer
he
bee
,
to
take
an
othe
and
not
to
mynde
to
keepe
it
,
is
in
that
degree
of
dishonoure
,
as
carryeth
wyth
it
an
impietie
against
GOD
himselfe
,
and
ingendreth
a
iuste
suspicion
in
all
men
that
shall
haue
to
deale
with
him
:
for
who
would
contract
with
that
man
in
any
sorte
,
that
can
&
will
make
so
small
accompte
of
that
,
which
hee
hath
called
God
himselfe
to
witnes
of
,
&
vowed
to
his
Maiestie
to
keepe
,
in
the
presence
of
the
Angels
.
I
can
not
thinck
so
euill
of
the
honour
of
a
Prince
,
as
that
he
would
enter
into
so
greate
impietie
:
I
iudge
honourably
of
the
Kinge
of
Spaine
,
and
therefore
I
may
not
deeme
,
that
he
was
of
the
Nature
of
that
wicked
Heathen
,
that
sayd
for
excuse
of
himselfe
,
in
a
case
of
like
quality
.
Lingua
iuraui
,
mentem
iniuiuratam
gero
:
I
swore
wyth
my
tongue
,
so
that
my
tongue
standeth
bounde
by
othe
,
but
I
cary
a
minde
and
hart
about
me
that
hath
not
sworne
,
ne
standeth
so
tyed
.
Be
it
farre
from
any
Christian
,
to
haue
so
euill
an
opinion
of
any
Christian
,
wee
haue
not
so
to
thincke
of
any
Heathen
,
vnlesse
we
heare
him
speake
and
protest
so
,
as
that
wretched
caitife
did
.
We
see
euidently
by
his
owne
confession
,
&
testimonie
of
all
the
world
,
that
such
an
oth
he
toke
,
and
the
honourable
opinion
that
we
oughte
to
conceyue
of
the
Maiestie
of
a
Kinge
muste
needes
perswade
vs
,
that
hee
meant
them
as
he
swore
.
As
he
swore
(
I
say
)
when
hee
in
the
same
article
exempted
them
from
all
obedience
,
and
armed
them
that
should
attempte
ought
to
the
contrary
:
If
hee
swore
this
,
and
mente
this
,
then
are
they
no
rebelles
,
in
fulfillinge
that
,
which
hee
charged
them
vppon
theyr
othes
.
But
what
saye
they
,
that
wil
(
notwithstandinge
)
iustifie
the
Kings
doinges
and
blame
the
subiectes
with
so
greeuous
a
crime
.
For
no
one
iote
of
that
that
is
aforesayd
can
be
denyed
.
They
saye
that
the
Pope
,
who
hath
from
GOD
Plenitudinem
potestatis
,
Fulnes
of
power
,
did
dispense
with
him
from
this
othe
.
Firste
if
that
bee
so
,
that
the
Pope
hath
freed
him
from
his
othe
,
then
hath
hee
by
the
same
facte
freed
them
from
their
obedience
:
for
they
were
in
no
wyse
,
nor
by
vertue
of
any
title
subiecte
to
him
,
but
by
vertue
and
title
of
his
othe
.
Take
the
grounde
of
their
subiection
away
,
and
they
are
not
subiect
but
free
.
But
whether
it
he
so
or
no
,
that
the
Pope
hath
throughe
his
absolute
power
,
(
which
he
calleth
Plenitudinem
,
fulnes
of
power
)
freed
him
from
that
othe
,
I
know
not
:
onely
this
I
know
,
that
the
Bishop
of
Arras
,
afterward
Cardinal
of
Granuile
gaue
him
suche
Counsell
,
&
sayd
the
Pope
should
do
so
.
And
if
it
followed
so
in
effect
,
as
it
may
be
wel
coniectured
by
the
sequel
,
(
for
no
doubte
a
king
would
not
stand
so
stoutly
to
the
defence
&
maintenaunce
of
such
impietie
against
God
&
man
,
as
periurie
is
,
vnlesse
he
had
some
better
ground
&
warrante
)
this
wil
be
a
Caueat
,
and
a
lesson
for
all
Princes
&
States
to
teach
them
to
beware
howe
they
deale
anye
more
with
the
kinge
of
Spaine
,
or
any
other
that
giueth
such
credite
to
the
Pope
.
For
what
assurance
can
they
haue
of
all
their
Contracts
and
Leagues
that
passe
and
are
made
betwene
them
,
if
the
othes
taken
,
may
be
dispensed
withall
at
the
Popes
pleasure
?
That
were
nothing
els
in
deede
and
effecte
,
but
to
bring
all
true
Christian
Kinges
and
Princes
,
which
make
conscience
and
put
a
Religion
in
the
bretch
of
their
othes
,
into
bondage
&
slauery
:
to
make
them
serue
the
pleasure
and
profite
of
the
other
Romishe
kinge
:
who
mindeth
no
further
to
obserue
his
,
then
shall
stande
with
his
benefite
,
or
pleasure
of
that
higher
power
of
Rome
.
If
the
case
stand
so
,
what
faults
soeuer
Princes
haue
committed
in
former
time
in
this
behalf
,
I
doubt
not
but
they
wil
be
wyser
and
more
circumspect
hereafter
.
I
meane
they
will
make
no
leagues
nor
take
anye
othes
of
the
Pope
☜
or
any
Princes
and
States
of
his
adherentes
,
seing
they
haue
so
plaine
a
president
in
this
case
,
that
their
othes
may
&
shal
be
dispensed
wythall
,
when
and
how
ofte
soeuer
they
liste
.
I
suppose
there
was
such
a
clause
in
the
Contract
that
was
made
with
the
kinge
of
Spayne
for
the
mariage
of
Queene
Mary
,
that
he
should
not
alter
or
chaunge
any
one
iote
of
the
Lawes
and
Customes
aswel
publike
as
priuate
of
the
Realme
of
England
,
if
he
had
broken
this
braunch
,
&
vouched
the
equity
of
his
dealing
therin
,
vppon
a
licence
&
dispensation
from
the
Pope
,
I
doubt
sore
whether
the
people
and
States
of
England
would
haue
taken
that
for
good
payment
:
I
doubte
I
say
,
whether
the
Nobility
and
Commons
of
Englande
,
would
haue
suffered
him
vnder
that
cloake
,
to
haue
banished
all
the
Lawes
of
Englande
and
brought
in
the
gouernment
of
Millan
or
Naples
?
I
doubt
,
whether
the
Nobles
and
people
of
England
would
haue
bin
accompted
rebels
for
withstanding
such
breatch
of
Contract
.
I
doubt
,
whether
they
would
haue
suffred
him
so
quietly
to
haue
caryed
awaye
the
Crowne
from
the
Queenes
Maiestie
to
haue
set
it
vpon
his
Spaniards
heads
?
And
yet
hee
might
as
iustly
haue
done
that
,
as
this
,
if
this
rule
be
good
.
We
may
thanck
God
we
are
deliuered
from
him
,
wee
cannot
tell
what
he
woulde
haue
done
,
thoughe
wee
may
surmise
by
this
president
,
what
he
might
haue
pretended
.
I
tell
you
,
this
excuse
of
periurie
may
seeme
reasonable
to
them
that
are
of
his
Court
,
for
such
a
God
they
haue
:
but
it
is
a
perillous
president
for
vs
,
vnlesse
wee
beware
of
it
.
If
it
seeme
a
good
plea
for
king
Philip
to
say
,
he
hath
not
broken
his
othe
herein
,
because
the
Pope
dispensed
with
him
,
what
maye
all
Princes
that
haue
made
Contracts
with
him
loke
for
,
but
iuste
quarrell
againste
themselues
to
be
reuenged
both
with
fire
and
sword
,
when
soeuer
the
Pope
shall
list
to
dispense
?
And
I
am
afrayde
the
benefite
of
this
dispensation
wil
be
vsed
,
if
at
any
time
they
may
haue
oportunity
(
which
God
forbid
)
for
the
Q.
Ma.
&
the
realm
of
England
as
they
say
,
stand
excommunicat
:
if
so
then
all
oth
is
dispensed
withall
,
you
know
that
very
well
.
How
be
it
if
Christian
Princes
,
which
professe
God
&
conscience
,
shall
iudge
this
dealing
to
be
good
,
&
if
they
can
so
easly
perswade
themselues
,
that
such
maner
of
dalying
with
othes
,
is
Christian
&
Princelike
,
surely
then
wil
I
as
they
say
&
conclude
that
the
K.
of
Spaine
hath
right
,
and
the
Prince
of
Orenge
&
States
of
Holland
&
Zelande
haue
wronge
,
that
his
bretch
of
oth
,
law
&
custome
,
is
lawful
,
&
they
in
withstanding
it
,
are
rebels
&
traitours
.
But
if
they
shall
iudge
with
the
truth
,
as
truth
is
in
deede
,
that
no
mortall
man
can
dispense
with
an
othe
that
bindeth
the
conscience
of
man
,
for
it
is
a
matter
within
the
iurisdiction
of
God
alone
,
&
againe
,
if
they
shal
consider
this
wyth
them selues
,
that
all
the
righte
and
title
that
the
King
of
Spaine
hath
to
those
countryes
is
onely
by
vertue
of
this
othe
and
no
otherwyse
,
so
that
his
superioritie
ouer
them
standeth
but
by
way
of
Stipulation
,
if
hee
performe
those
conditions
,
(
for
hee
hath
no
better
title
then
all
his
predecessours
had
)
then
will
they
easelie
resolue
,
that
there
is
great
fault
in
that
pretence
,
yea
very
preiudicious
and
an
euill
presidente
to
all
Princes
that
haue
to
contract
wyth
him
:
&
on
the
other
side
,
that
the
Prince
and
the
States
do
in
iustice
and
equitie
both
before
God
and
man
what
they
do
:
and
are
not
to
be
charged
with
these
greeuous
termes
of
Rebels
and
Traytours
.
NOW
for
our
owne
case
,
(
say
they
that
like
of
that
parte
)
it
is
good
to
remember
for
the
necessitie
,
what
neighbours
we
haue
&
what
minds
our
neighbours
haue
:
what
affections
haue
bin
vttered
,
in
subscriptions
to
the
Counsel
or
conspiracie
of
Trent
,
wherin
the
destruction
of
all
Protestant
Princes
(
&
namely
of
the
Queene
&
Realme
of
England
(
haue
bin
determined
:
what
practises
haue
bin
vsed
&
furthered
to
aduaunce
the
pretensed
title
of
the
competitrice
of
her
Maiesties
crowne
:
what
intelligences
entred
with
the
rebels
of
England
:
what
ayds
promised
to
them
in
their
actuall
rebellion
:
how
the
rebels
haue
bin
receiued
,
succoured
and
releeued
wyth
pensions
,
&
maintayned
there
,
sithens
their
ouerthrowe
here
:
what
letters
of
Marck
or
disguised
Pyracie
against
English
subiectes
graunted
to
Don
Thomas
Coppley
,
graund
Lorde
of
the
Maze
,
Gatten
,
Roughey
,
and
of
many
othergaping
sounds
of
petie
titles
,
&
such
other
little
fellowes
,
besides
Stories
Commission
:
How
in
those
dominions
daily
bookes
haue
bin
published
with
open
warrant
,
priuiledge
,
and
allowaunce
most
slaunderous
to
the
Queene
,
and
seditious
against
her
state
:
How
the
traiterous
Papists
are
there
vpholden
in
credite
and
dignitie
,
who
doubte
not
continually
to
affirme
,
that
he
cannot
erre
that
hath
pronounced
our
Queene
depriued
:
what
deuises
haue
bin
vsed
by
one
Embassadour
,
a
holy
bishop
,
the
Bishop
of
Aquila
,
against
her
Maiestie
and
her
Counsell
:
How
by
an
other
Embassadour
De
Spese
,
lewde
and
vncomely
letters
haue
bin
written
vnder
saucy
signes
of
the
names
of
Oriane
Amadis
,
and
such
vnprincely
toyes
,
audaciously
to
reatch
at
the
honour
of
such
a
moste
vertuous
,
high
&
noble
Queene
:
Howe
the
same
rashe
personage
hath
not
bin
misliked
there
for
his
so
doing
:
How
the
Bull
of
her
Maiesties
depriuation
,
&
of
the
assoyling
of
her
subiects
from
their
alle
giaunce
,
hath
bin
printed
,
spred
abroade
,
set
vpon
posts
,
&
magnificently
deliuered
to
knowledge
in
the
low
Countryes
remayninge
vnder
that
Princes
rule
:
How
in
Spaine
it self
,
her
Ma
subiects
are
daily
taken
&
imprisoned
,
manacled
tormented
&
exquisitely
murdered
in
contempte
of
her
Maiesties
honour
,
and
the
safe
freedom
of
mutual
trafique
:
How
the
holy
Inquisition
is
permitted
dayly
to
rage
against
Englishmen
,
for
praying
to
God
euen
on
Seabord
,
according
to
the
lawes
of
the
Church
of
England
:
Howe
the
Prince
excuseth
them
,
by
saying
he
cannot
disobey
the
Church
.
And
must
he
obey
the
Church
,
in
following
their
sentence
that
the
Queene
of
England
is
depriued
of
her
Crowne
?
The
euident
apparence
that
he
lacketh
onely
opportunity
to
inuade
England
:
a
thing
most
apt
for
extending
his
conquest
,
and
a
thing
most
needefull
for
him
,
wherewith
to
reteyne
the
rest
of
his
owne
.
One
most
vrgent
neede
,
not
to
haue
him
to
strong
.
One
most
important
pollicy
,
to
hold
warre
farther
of
,
rather
than
to
draw
it
home
.
Infinite
are
both
the
reasons
&
occasions
that
this
cause
deliuereth
.
For
the
commoditie
,
behold
(
say
they
)
the
fruitful
land
:
the
dominion
of
Sea
by
situacion
:
the
neerenes
of
the
Continent
to
hold
our
warres
,
or
do
displeasures
farther
of
from
England
:
the
rule
of
trade
both
of
the
riuer
of
Rhene
,
and
land
of
Germany
:
the
commodities
passing
that
way
both
for
Marchandise
and
Nauigation
:
as
Cables
,
Pitch
,
Tarre
,
Mastes
&
other
matter
for
Shippes
,
to
be
plentifull
to
ourselues
,
&
scarce
to
our
enemyes
at
oure
pleasures
,
the
greater
increase
&
safety
of
the
trade
of
our
marchants
euery
where
.
But
of
these
profits
there
is
no
end
.
And
among
other
this
is
the
greatest
,
that
they
will
not
(
like
Ireland
)
be
chargeable
,
but
a
most
Noble
encrease
of
reuenewes
to
the
Crowne
,
able
at
their
owne
charge
to
defende
themselues
vnder
her
Magisties
name
&
protection
,
and
to
serue
the
Realme
of
England
:
a
Nauie
ioyned
with
her
Maiesties
Nauie
,
and
mariners
able
to
hold
and
driue
from
Sea
all
Princes
in
Christendom
.
Finally
Safety
,
Riches
,
Strength
,
and
honour
.
For
right
,
their
offers
(
say
they
)
make
it
apparent
both
by
discent
in
her
Ma.
(
if
the
holder
against
his
oth
wil
stand
vpon
discent
alone
)
:
election
by
the
States
vpon
breach
of
othes
&
pacts
:
on
thother
parte
rightfull
conquest
vppon
iust
causes
,
for
so
manifest
iniuries
&
perils
:
a
conquest
I
say
,
yet
with
a
sweete
and
easye
yoke
to
the
people
willing
to
receiue
it
.
For
facility
,
is
to
be
marked
(
saye
they
)
their
owne
offer
,
the
readinesse
of
the
people
to
embrace
,
their
owne
strengthe
to
haue
stand
thus
long
alone
,
the
distracting
of
the
aduersary
,
&
all
commodious
opportunities
,
delyuered
by
God
him self
.
And
to
all
these
good
meanes
,
the
moste
glorious
acte
to
releue
the
Church
of
God
against
Papists
,
the
violators
and
enemyes
of
publike
naturall
and
Christen
fayth
,
the
great
meane
to
appease
the
controuersies
of
Christendome
for
Religion
.
Adde
also
the
noble
pollicy
&
fitnes
,
to
enter
into
vniuersal
league
of
Christians
against
the
Pope
&
Popish
conspiracies
:
the
aide
of
so
noble
a
Prince
,
the
Prince
of
Orenge
,
so
able
,
so
worthy
and
so
likely
a
man
to
serue
Christendom
against
the
Empire
of
the
Turcke
,
&
tyranny
of
Rome
:
the
greedy
ioye
of
her
Maiesties
people
to
follow
her
pleasure
in
pursuing
of
such
a
noble
enterprise
.
Thus
you
see
what
I
haue
heard
say
on
all
sides
:
I
leaue
to
you
the
iudgment
of
all
these
conceits
:
I
leaue
to
Counsellers
the
gouerning
of
vs
all
by
the
best
aduises
and
directions
:
who
(
I
doubt
not
in
their
wisedoms
)
do
see
the
best
:
&
in
this
Parliament
can
lack
no
help
of
consent
&
sinewes
,
that
this
Realme
can
giue
.
And
I
leaue
to
God
the
guidinge
of
harts
&
successes
.
But
beside
all
that
I
haue
noted
before
as
the
opinions
of
other
,
this
you
shall
take
as
mine
owne
full
beleuing
:
that
it
is
not
in
our
will
to
haue
peace
by
letting
them
alone
,
when
the
aduersary
tarieth
but
to
subdue
them
,
that
he
may
aduaunce
himself
against
vs
.
But
to
hold
warre
further
of
,
both
in
place
and
time
is
now
offered
to
her
Maiesties
Election
.
Peace
she
cannot
haue
sure
,
by
peace
.
And
one
notable
matter
I
hear
of
:
they
be
most
desirous
that
England
will
receiue
them
:
but
rather
then
they
will
returne
to
their
old
thraldome
,
they
will
creepe
vnder
the
yoke
,
euen
of
the
Muscouite
or
Turke
himselfe
.
Much
rather
will
they
yeld
them
to
Fraunce
,
that
hath
now
so
many
armies
ready
to
take
hold
of
them
,
if
England
reiect
them
.
That
consequence
may
proue
ill
for
vs
:
And
I
do
not
take
it
certaine
that
Fraunce
shall
for
euer
haue
ciuill
warres
.
It
maye
be
that
God
after
the
bloud
of
so
many
Martirs
,
wil
giue
peace
to
his
Church
in
Fraunce
.
You
see
ther
is
but
one
life
betwene
them
&
the
successiue
raigne
of
many
tollerabl●
Princes
.
If
God
should
bereaue
the
world
of
the
present
French
king
sodenly
,
or
otherwyse
blesse
Fraunce
wyth
an
other
or
that
the
Kinge
of
necessity
yelde
to
a
firme
peace
:
How
easly
vpon
our
refusal
will
the
alliaunce
of
the
Prince
of
Orenge
wyth
the
house
of
Fraunce
,
draw
Holland
and
Zeland
to
Fraunce
.
O
merueylous
aduauncement
of
Fraunc●
by
sea
and
land
!
Shall
they
be
lords
o●
Trafique
,
Lords
of
furniture
,
of
Shipping
▪
Lords
of
great
&
many
shippes
&
goo●
harborowes
,
&
(
that
most
is
)
so
greate●
so
neere
vs
?
I
pray
God
it
neuer
be
,
tha●
may
be
so
daungerous
.
❧
To
the
Reader
.
LIKE
AS
in
time
paste
,
oure
aduersaries
haue
alwayes
from
the
beginning
pickte
quarrels
against
our
cause
,
with
intente
to
procure
a
greater
mislike
thereof
in
all
mennes
mindes
,
and
to
that
effecte
haue
framed
many
fayned
slaunders
,
in
layinge
to
our
charge
,
that
wee
are
not
onely
fallen
awaye
from
the
fayth
,
but
also
become
rebells
against
the
Maiestie
of
the
Kinge
of
Spaine
oure
soueraigne
and
naturall
Prince
,
to
th
ende
that
vnder
the
shadowe
of
such
fine
coulours
,
they
mighte
both
blemishe
the
eyes
of
the
simple
sorte
which
are
altogether
ignorante
of
the
cause
,
and
also
seeme
closely
to
couer
their
owne
disordinate
greedines
of
gaine
,
euen
to
the
face
of
the
wysest
,
vnlesse
they
bee
the
better
acquainted
wyth
those
affayres
:
Euen
so
wee
ascertaine
oure selues
,
that
they
will
not
sticke
(
by
all
meanes
they
maye
)
hereafter
likewyse
to
practise
the
drowninge
and
vtter
suppressinge
of
all
such
true
dealing
,
as
doth
nowe
but
begin
by
litle
and
litle
to
come
to
lighte
.
They
publishe
and
proclaime
,
(
althoughe
moste
vntrulye
)
that
wee
are
the
persons
that
will
giue
no
eare
to
any
agreemente
,
be
it
neuer
so
reasonable
:
and
that
we
endeuour
our selues
to
seeke
nothing
els
but
how
we
may
maintayn
this
ciuil
dissention
and
dangerous
warres
within
oure
owne
boosome
,
although
it
procure
the
vtter
destruction
of
this
our
poore
Country
:
and
all
for
oure
pleasure
(
they
say
,
)
because
wee
are
minded
to
bend
our
wills
&
appetits
to
crosse
his
Maiestie
.
Thus
do
they
still
cauil
.
Wherfore
to
th
end
that
none
may
hereafter
by
giuing
to
light
credit
to
their
false
reports
,
so
much
abuse
themselues
,
as
to
condemne
those
that
are
innocentes
,
and
to
iustifie
such
as
bee
most
cruell
enemies
to
iustice
:
Wee
thought
it
most
necessary
(
after
many
supplications
at
diuers
&
sondry
times
exhibited
vnto
his
maiestie
)
yet
once
againe
to
publish
this
our
last
request
made
vnto
him
,
&
therwithall
to
lay
before
your
eyes
,
all
such
meanes
as
haue
bin
made
on
our
parte
for
the
appeasinge
of
this
warre
,
as
ye
may
most
plainly
perceiue
by
seing
of
such
letters
,
as
haue
bin
written
on
eyther
part
to
that
effect
,
without
adding
or
deminishing
any
thing
therin
,
to
th
end
that
euery
man
may
iudge
without
any
suspicion
,
according
to
the
truth
of
the
matter
.
Meaning
thereby
most
manifestly
to
show
forth
,
both
in
whom
lyeth
the
originall
cause
&
beginning
of
this
warre
,
&
also
who
is
most
to
be
blamed
,
for
that
we
attaine
not
vnto
a
perfecte
peace
and
vnity
.
Moreouer
,
that
we
haue
alwayes
acknowledged
the
kinge
of
Spaine
to
be
oure
Soueraigne
Prince
and
liege
Lord
,
as
one
giuen
vnto
vs
of
God
to
rule
and
gouerne
vs
with
all
iustice
and
equity
,
according
to
such
contractes
as
we
weare
both
bound
vnto
,
and
according
to
such
aunciente
Rights
,
Vsages
,
Liberties
,
and
Priuiledges
,
as
hee
hath
bin
most
solemply
sworne
vnto
:
and
that
we
haue
alwayes
had
our
recourse
vnto
him
most
humble
and
with
al
due
reuerence
.
For
albeit
that
some
pretending
a
fayned
desire
of
quietnes
and
vnity
in
our
Country
,
haue
priuately
perswaded
vs
,
that
in
oure
treaty
of
peace
,
wee
must
looke
especially
to
the
obseruing
of
two
points
,
that
is
to
witte
,
that
respect
of
the
dignity
and
Maiesty
of
the
King
be
kept
moste
inuiolable
,
and
that
in
anye
wyse
no
mention
be
made
of
the
alteringe
of
Religion
:
and
although
we
haue
had
most
euident
proofes
to
perswade
vs
,
that
this
is
not
the
way
to
mittigate
the
mortall
hatred
of
oure
enemies
,
but
rather
to
encrease
and
sharpen
it
:
Yet
neuerthelesse
wee
haue
in
all
pointes
behaued
oure selues
so
reasonably
,
and
wyth
so
great
humilitie
,
as
euen
our
enemies
them selues
cannot
accuse
vs
(
and
say
truly
)
but
that
we
haue
in
all
pointes
obserued
a
dutifull
order
,
as
moste
plainly
shall
appeare
by
the
discourse
following
.
Considering
that
wee
haue
franckly
remitted
the
whole
iustice
of
our
cause
,
vnto
the
Iudgment
of
his
Maiestie
,
&
the
generall
estates
of
our
Countrie
.
Hoping
that
they
,
both
beinge
better
acquainted
with
our
estate
,
&
also
better
affectioned
,
both
to
the
King
and
countrye
then
Straungers
can
bee
:
mighte
the
rather
haue
both
the
meanes
&
the
will
,
to
giue
such
counsell
vnto
the
king
,
as
may
be
most
expedient
for
the
seruice
of
his
Maiestie
,
for
the
establishing
of
a
perfect
peace
&
vnitie
amongst
vs
,
and
last
of
all
,
for
setting
our
country
in
her
auncient
prosperitie
.
Hereuppon
our
aduersaries
(
contrary
to
our
expectacion
)
haue
behaued
themselues
with
suche
parcialitie
,
as
they
woulde
not
once
so
much
as
haue
any
regarde
or
respecte
vnto
our
request
made
vnto
his
Maiestie
,
but
vsurping
the
soueraigne
dominion
of
our
Country
,
they
haue
cleane
depriued
his
Maiestie
from
all
libertie
of
Iudgment
,
and
according
to
their
owne
appetite
&
will
,
cleane
barred
oure
cause
from
all
knowledge
of
Iustice
,
of
set
purpose
to
hinder
all
concorde
.
And
that
haue
they
done
principally
(
as
they
themselues
confesse
)
for
because
we
haue
vrged
the
generall
assembly
of
the
Estates
,
which
beyonde
all
memorie
of
man
,
hath
alwayes
ben
vsed
heretofore
amongst
our
auncitours
and
Predecessours
.
Besides
this
,
to
make
their
malice
more
manifeste
,
they
haue
euer
since
committed
greater
cruelties
in
burning
and
scorching
such
as
were
of
our
Religion
,
than
euer
they
did
before
.
Moreouer
,
they
haue
sought
to
bring
in
all
the
rest
of
the
Estates
of
our
country
with
threatnings
&
force
,
of
purpose
to
make
them
serue
their
turne
towards
th
execution
of
their
tyrannical
appetites
.
Wherby
it
appeareth
most
plainly
,
that
they
are
not
content
with
hauing
once
raised
this
great
bloudy
warre
to
the
preiudice
of
his
Maiestie
,
&
vtter
destruction
of
his
Country
:
but
do
shall
endeuour
themselues
to
procede
with
their
tyrannous
deuises
,
to
th
end
they
may
subdue
the
Countrie
at
their
owne
pleasure
,
and
bring
it
into
perpetuall
seruitude
&
bondage
.
Moreouer
wheras
they
make
shew
at
some
times
,
of
a
desire
to
entre
into
some
treaty
with
vs
of
agreement
:
they
do
not
pretend
that
to
any
other
end
,
but
onely
to
deceaue
vs
,
and
by
such
a
fayned
dissimulation
,
to
hold
the
other
Townes
and
Villages
in
some
good
hope
,
that
they
may
not
ioyne
themselues
with
vs
to
resiste
their
tiranny
,
hoping
that
by
this
meanes
they
may
come
to
their
purpose
,
Like
as
they
haue
already
procured
in
Fraunce
by
their
vndirect
and
priuie
practises
.
But
such
is
our
trust
in
the
bountifull
mercy
of
our
good
God
,
by
whom
we
haue
bin
so
myraculously
defended
hitherto
from
their
wicked
enterprises
,
as
wee
not
onely
hope
to
escape
from
the
daunger
of
their
diuelish
deuises
,
but
also
that
all
people
&
nations
of
Christendome
,
all
Kings
&
Potentates
,
and
especially
the
Maiesty
imperiall
with
the
Electours
&
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
seing
here
by
most
clerely
our
faithfull
and
sincere
humlity
,
&
our
most
sure
and
certaine
equity
,
ioyned
with
our
feruent
desire
to
attaine
to
peac●
and
vnity
,
&
comparing
the
same
with
the
disdainful
pride
&
cruell
tiranny
of
our
aduersaries
:
will
yeld
vnto
vs
their
indifferent
fauour●
and
maintaine
the
iustice
of
oure
cause
by
aconuenient
meanes
they
may
.
And
if
peraduiture
it
fall
out
hereaster
,
that
we
be
forced
by
the
vniust
&
vnreasonable
procedings
of
ou●
aduersaries
,
euen
against
our
willes
to
seeke
&
serch
for
som
other
relief
more
to
our
assurance
&
safety
,
than
we
haue
don
heretofore
:
we
hope
that
euen
then
they
will
not
impute
the
fault
thereof
vnto
vs
,
but
vnto
oure
enemies
,
who
haue
forced
vs
therunto
.
Wherof
we
require
all
and
euery
person
by
maner
of
protestacion
,
●o
be
aduertised
herein
,
that
we
only
haue
recourse
vnto
the
Iustice
,
equity
,
&
wisedom
of
the
most
high
,
and
renowmed
Maiesty
of
the
Emperour
,
&
to
all
the
most
noble
and
excellent
Electours
and
Princes
of
the
Empyre
of
Almaigne
,
together
with
all
the
potentates
of
Christendome
,
that
they
may
take
some
care
of
our
cause
,
&
not
giue
credit
or
hearing
vnto
the
slanderous
reports
of
our
aduersaries
,
but
consider
somwhat
neerer
the
indifferency
of
our
cause
&
mainteigne
the
same
,
so
farre
forth
,
as
duty
to
God
&
the
world
doth
require
.
Also
wee
do
aduise
all
the
Estates
of
these
Lowe
Countries
,
to
consider
herein
as
it
were
in
a
glass
what
estimacion
our
enemies
make
of
them
,
&
withall
to
imagine
how
they
determine
to
handle
them
,
if
their
deuises
take
such
effecte
as
they
do
desire
.
Wherefore
let
them
beware
that
for
want
of
courage
or
other
occasion
they
suffer
not
themselues
to
be
abused
by
their
fayned
and
double
dealinges
,
Altho
they
make
shewe
of
a
feruente
affection
for
the
perfecte
peace
&
quietnes
of
oure
Conutry
.
But
rather
hauinge
regarde
vnto
their
tyrannicall
call
euill
meaninges
,
which
they
beare
in
generall
vnto
the
Estates
of
our
Country
.
Let
them
resolue
themselues
,
couragiously
to
resiste
such
insolencies
,
and
call
to
minde
both
their
othe
and
dutie
that
they
owe
to
their
Country
and
by
all
industrie
seeke
the
maintenance
of
the
good
and
lawfull
rights
,
contracts
aend
liberties
of
their
foresaide
country
.
In
the
doing
wherof
,
they
shall
not
only
do
a
good
deede
in
their
life
time
,
but
also
leaue
vnto
their
posterity
a
good
report
to
their
immortal
glory
.
Now
then
to
th
ende
you
may
the
better
vnderstand
th
effect
of
the
letters
folowing
,
and
the
ground
of
all
the
matter
:
You
must
be
aduertised
,
that
at
suche
time
as
Mounsieur
Philip
of
Marnix
,
&
Mounsieur
of
Mont
Saint
Aldegondy
,
being
prisoners
at
Vtrecht
,
had
(
by
the
licence
and
commaundement
of
Mounsieur
of
Noircarmes
)
written
diuers
&
sondry
times
vnto
the
Prince
of
Orenge
as
touchinge
the
meanes
to
enter
into
some
communication
for
finishing
of
these
present
warres
:
the
matter
was
brought
to
such
perfection
,
as
that
after
the
death
of
the
forenamed
Seig.
of
Noircarmes
,
the
persons
were
nominated
,
which
were
to
be
imployed
in
this
matter
.
But
in
the
meane
time
happened
the
ouerthrow
of
Mounsieur
the
Counte
Ludowyk
,
and
for
that
cause
it
seemed
not
good
vnto
the
great
Cōmaundador
,
to
proceede
any
further
herein
:
alledging
that
thereby
,
the
aucthoritye
of
the
King
shoulde
be
somewhat
dyminished
.
Neuertheles
the
said
Cōmaundador
wished
and
aduised
all
the
townes
of
Holland
and
Zeland
to
addresse
them selues
vnto
the
King
by
maner
of
supplication
,
to
this
end
,
that
the
effect
of
the
agreement
which
mighte
ensue
thereof
,
mighte
be
attributed
rather
vnto
the
bountye
,
and
liberalitye
of
the
Kinge
,
than
to
any
righte
or
equitye
that
we
mighte
looke
for
of
dutye
.
This
Kinde
of
dealing
was
cause
sufficient
,
why
this
treaty
ceassed
,
vntill
suche
tyme
as
Mounsieur
de
Champaign
,
sent
a
letter
vnto
Mounsieur
Charles
de
Boisot
Gouernour
of
Mydleburch
,
the
tenure
whereof
follweth
her-afterword
forword
,
with
an
anuswere
thereof
made
by
his
Brother
Mounsieur
Lois
de
Boisot
,
being
marked
with
.
A.
and.
B.
But
vnderstanding
that
he
was
absent
by
reason
that
he
was
sent
of
a
message
into
England
from
his
excellency
,
he
thought
best
,
him self
to
make
a
voyage
vnto
Vtrecht
,
whether
it
were
to
assist
his
brother
in
lawe
Mounsieur
the
Coente
de
la
Roche
towardes
the
obteyning
of
a
pardon
then
published
as
him self
sayd
,
or
for
some
other
pryuate
affayres
of
his
owne
,
I
know
not
.
But
this
I
am
sure
of
,
that
when
he
came
thither
,
he
talked
at
landge
of
the
matters
aforesayd
with
Mounsieur
de
Sainct
Aldegond
who
remayned
then
prisoner
,
as
with
one
whome
he
fownd
yet
still
so
affected
to
the
furtheraunce
of
our
peace
,
as
that
he
requested
moste
earnestly
,
that
notwythstanding
the
difficulty
before
rehersed
,
yet
the
pursute
of
a
thinge
so
necessary
for
our
publique
weal
might
not
be
left
of
vpon
suche
a
soden
.
Herein
,
he
made
promise
on
the
behalf
of
the
Prince
of
Orenge
and
of
the
Estates
of
Holland
and
Zeland
,
that
they
would
rather
be
content
to
leese
some
parte
of
their
owne
right
,
than
seek
to
vsurpe
any
thing
vpon
the
Kings
Maiestie
,
for
the
which
cause
it
was
thought
good
to
ymploy
the
forenamed
prisoner
,
who
presently
was
sent
to
Roterdam
towards
his
excellency
,
to
treat
vpon
exchaunge
of
prisoners
,
to
th
end
that
ther
with
all
he
might
woorke
somme
good
effect
in
the
matters
before
rehersed
.
Prouided
alwayes
that
he
tooke
great
regard
to
the
aucthority
of
the
King
,
and
that
no
poynts
of
religion
weare
in
any
wise
mencioned
It
hapned
also
that
Signeor
Ian
de
Mattenes
,
Mounsire
de
la
Rinicre
and
the
Aduocat
Treslōg
came
a
litle
befor
this
,
by
lycence
also
vnto
Rotterdam
for
certen
particuler
affaires
,
as
thei
said
&
had
by
&
by
committed
vnto
them
a
specialchdarge
to
deale
with
his
excellency
,
&
with
the
foresaid
Estates
,
touching
some
good
meane
of
pacification
.
The
aunswere
that
theis
estates
gaue
vnto
them
followeth
hereafter
,
woord
by
woord
,
and
is
marked
with
the.
C.
But
as
it
appeareth
,
this
aunsuere
pleased
not
Mounsire
de
Champagni
.
Wherefore
during
the
abode
of
Mounsier
de
S.
Aldegonde
as
yet
in
Rotterdam
he
wrote
a
letter
vnto
him
to
the
same
effect
,
declaring
therein
his
minde
more
at
large
This
letter
likewise
followeth
in
order
,
and
is
marked
with
D.
hereupon
yt
followed
that
Mounsier
de
.
S.
Aldegond
treated
yet
somwhat
furtherwith
the
foresayd
Estates
in
such
ernest
sorte
,
as
that
they
weare
content
to
make
their
complaint
vnto
the
Kings
Ma.
in
forme
of
supplication
with
owt
attributing
the
name
of
the
Estats
there
vnto
,
which
of
duti
belonged
vn
to
them
,
and
also
with
owt
making
any
mecion
of
any
point
of
religion
,
but
only
requesting
most
humbly
that
it
wold
please
his
Ma.
to
set
order
in
al
things
by
his
owne
anothoriti
and
by
the
general
aduice
of
the
estates
,
but
first
that
it
would
please
him
to
cause
all
the
straungers
which
troubled
the
conutrye
to
auoyde
from
thence
:
submitting
themselues
in
all
things
besids
to
any
suche
order
as
his
Maitstie
,
and
the
Estates
generall
shoulde
thinck
moste
meete
for
them
(
as
appeareth
by
ther
request
)
which
is
marked
with
the
letter
.
E.
the
which
request
the
forenamed
Mounsieur
de
S.
Aldegond
caried
him self
vnto
Mounsieur
de
Champagini
to
Mountsort
,
yelding
him self
agayne
in
to
his
prison
at
Vtrecht
.
But
with
in
a
while
after
,
Mounsieur
de
Champagni
hauing
bene
at
the
court
in
Bruxels
,
sent
backe
the
foresayd
request
vnto
Mounsieur
Iunius
Gouernour
of
the
Vere
,
who
together
with
Mounsieur
de
Carnes
,
had
remayned
in
hostage
at
Mountsort
for
Mounsiur
de
S.
Aldegond
during
his
absence
,
and
by
that
meanes
also
were
admytted
by
Mounsieur
de
Champagni
to
treat
of
this
matter
,
as
may
well
appeare
by
a
letter
he
sent
to
Mounsire
Iunius
which
followeth
likewise
marked
with
.
F.
wherupon
the
sayd
Iunius
made
him
an
aunswere
by
writing
agayne
,
as
appeareth
with
the
markes
of
G.
and
H.
We
leaue
the
rest
vnto
the
good
reader
to
consider
of
,
desyring
God
te
geue
vs
the
grace
that
all
may
redound
vnto
his
glorye
,
and
the
edifying
of
his
Churche
.
H
DISCOVRSE
.
SIR
,
first
men
may
thinck
it
straunge
,
that
the
opinions
of
your
Court
ingenerall
haue
bin
so
farre
alienated
from
those
agreements
which
our
men
did
most
desire
,
that
(
as
your
letter
mencioneth
)
you
durste
not
once
open
your
mouth
any
further
touching
,
that
matter
.
For
it
is
altogether
vnlikely
that
you
whom
I
haue
accompted
alwayes
,
and
do
accompte
to
be
a
noble
gentleman
,
desirous
both
of
the
preseruation
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
of
the
quiet
,
and
tranquillitie
of
the
common
weale
:
haue
withdrawen
your self
from
a
busines
so
much
importing
the
seruice
of
the
king
,
and
the
generall
quiet
and
safety
of
the
whole
country
:
vppon
the
opinion
of
certaine
priuate
men
,
and
of
small
countenaunce
in
the
Court
.
For
therein
you
should
not
onely
do
wrong
to
that
noble
minde
,
and
valiaunte
courage
which
I
haue
alwayes
seene
in
you
:
but
also
it
mighte
be
a
discredite
to
the
greate
duty
,
and
truste
you
owe
to
his
Maiestie
.
Wherefore
,
I
saye
that
their
opinions
of
whom
you
spake
,
haue
proceeded
from
certaine
of
the
priuie
Councell
in
these
estates
,
vpon
whom
the
king
hath
reposed
his
chiefest
confidence
,
touchinge
the
gouernment
and
rule
of
these
Countryes
.
The
which
Councellours
,
are
sworne
to
reueale
&
make
knowen
euery
thing
,
which
in
their
consciences
may
any
way
bee
preiudiciall
to
the
kinges
highnes
,
or
commoditye
.
They
make
vs
thinck
assuredly
,
that
you
haue
not
conferred
at
all
with
them
of
any
such
matter
:
for
if
they
had
receiued
any
incklinge
at
all
thereof
,
of
necessity
it
muste
haue
come
to
the
kinges
eares
,
or
at
the
least
to
their
eares
who
had
full
power
and
auctoritie
to
deale
therein
.
Wee
cannot
comprehend
nor
imagine
what
should
so
much
coole
your
courage
,
and
make
you
afearde
to
preferre
openly
our
requeste
,
the
which
of
necessitie
(
as
you
know
)
must
come
to
their
vnderstanding
.
And
the
rather
because
that
with
you
they
doe
altogether
condempne
and
mislike
the
doinges
of
certaine
confederate
gentlemen
,
who
preferred
the
like
suite
vnto
Madame
de
Parma
,
in
the
yeare
1566.
especially
,
because
that
they
did
not
rather
vse
a
meane
more
ordinary
,
either
by
some
of
the
Estates
,
or
els
by
some
one
principall
man
in
the
Courte
,
who
in
their
names
might
haue
exhibited
their
supplication
,
and
not
to
haue
aduaunced
themselues
so
boldly
,
and
in
such
maner
,
as
they
did
.
Notwithstandinge
,
by
this
your
example
you
seeme
to
allow
,
and
iustifie
them
.
For
you
say
,
that
if
the
Courte
cannot
digeste
a
supplication
or
suite
,
it
is
great
folly
for
any
one
man
,
thoughe
of
auctoritie
(
as
your selfe
is
)
to
take
vppon
him
,
the
preferringe
vppe
of
anye
suche
matter
,
but
rather
by
sendinge
it
backe
againe
to
incurre
all
daungers
,
which
maye
happen
for
wante
of
exhibitinge
the
same
in
conuenient
time
.
But
whereas
you
saye
,
that
you
haue
not
broken
the
matter
to
any
man
,
but
onely
groped
their
mindes
a
farre
of
:
surely
it
seemeth
to
be
nothing
answerable
to
that
professed
zeale
,
and
great
affection
you
haue
alwayes
seemed
to
beare
vnto
the
Mat.
of
the
king
,
&
good
of
his
countries
.
The
which
in
my
iudgemente
,
seemeth
most
manifest
,
in
that
you
were
aserd
to
present
a
request
so
expedient
both
for
the
king
and
his
countrie
.
Wherfore
,
if
the
euent
of
thinges
hereafter
shall
happen
to
frustrate
&
deceiue
their
opinions
whose
minds
you
haue
but
groped
a
farre
of
:
assure
yourselfe
it
is
impossible
for
you
to
eschew
some
excedinge
greate
blame
,
in
that
you
reiected
and
sente
backe
without
any
occasion
,
a
request
of
such
importaunce
.
For
thoughe
you
ment
not
to
follow
the
matter
your selfe
,
yet
mought
you
haue
vttered
it
openly
,
excepte
by
your
owne
auctoritie
you
woulde
seeme
to
depriue
both
King
and
countrie
of
so
necessary
a
meanes
,
as
to
haue
consulted
and
determined
,
concerning
the
pointes
of
a
generall
pacification
.
Moreouer
,
if
those
Courtiers
in
auctoritie
and
of
the
priuie
counsell
haue
seene
the
foresaid
requeste
,
and
would
not
make
the
Kinge
acquainted
therewith
:
yet
should
they
at
the
least
either
haue
published
that
selfe
same
thing
,
which
they
wolde
not
communicate
,
or
els
haue
geuen
somme
good
aduice
&
counsaill
vnto
vs
,
withowt
vsurping
after
that
sorte
their
aucthoritie
,
in
a
matter
that
so
particularly
did
touche
the
Kings
owne
person
.
For
if
you
respect
but
the
othe
only
(
whereby
his
Maiestie
was
sollemly
sworne
(
&
there
vpon
admytted
in
to
this
countrie
)
neuer
to
refuse
,
or
reiect
any
Bill
,
or
supplicacion
whatsoeuer
,
of
any
of
his
Subiectes
,
howe
meane
soeuer
,
and
muche
lesse
of
corporacions
and
whole
Prouinces
:
Surely
you
nyghte
haue
showed
a
singuler
care
and
earnest
desyer
for
the
perfourmaunce
of
the
same
.
Moreouer
,
yt
is
altogether
disagreeing
from
the
lawe
of
nature
,
(
the
which
worketh
effect
in
all
people
and
nations
)
that
a
Prince
(
to
whom
the
people
haue
committed
their
forces
to
th
end
they
may
be
gouerned
by
iustice
and
equitye
,
and
haue
their
causes
harde
)
should
reiect
them
withowt
making
any
care
or
countenan e
to
vnderstand
them
.
This
did
Adrian
the
Emperour
know
very
well
,
being
a
Pagan
and
one
that
knew
not
God
:
who
hauing
a
supplicacion
presented
him
in
the
streetes
by
a
poore
woman
,
aunswered
that
he
had
not
conuenient
time
to
looke
vpon
suche
small
matters
:
but
she
nothing
dismayed
,
replyed
,
that
if
he
had
not
leysure
to
peruse
the
particuler
requestes
of
his
poore
subiectes
,
he
shoud
haue
farre
lesse
leysuer
to
rule
&
commaunde
:
her
reason
was
becaus
yt
was
the
duty
of
a
King
to
dooe
Iustice
.
With
which
aunswere
he
feeling
himself
touched
to
the
quick
,
forth
with
acknowledged
his
fault
,
and
afterwards
perusing
her
request
,
gaue
her
presently
her
righte
.
By
theis
we
are
tolearne
in
how
great
faulte
they
ar
,
which
make
the
King
culpable
bothe
before
God
and
the
worlde
,
in
taking
away
from
him
the
meanes
to
heare
and
vnderstand
the
requestes
of
his
subiectes
,
yea
&
of
his
townes
and
whole
Prouinces
.
The
which
is
not
only
disagreeing
from
the
naturall
care
of
Princes
to
their
Subiectes
:
but
also
against
the
profession
of
a
Christian
,
yea
and
contrary
to
the
particuler
othewhich
he
is
sworne
vnto
.
And
sure
in
theis
respects
owr
Prince
is
more
heauely
charged
,
and
hathe
more
to
aunswere
for
,
than
had
that
Emperour
Adrian
.
But
since
you
alledge
some
apparaunce
of
reasons
,
whereby
it
semeth
we
ought
many
wise
to
commit
the
Iudgment
of
this
Present
quarel
to
the
arbitriment
of
the
Prince
:
I
beseeche
you
consider
of
what
force
your
perswasions
may
bee
with
them
of
Holland
and
Zeland
.
Marke
whether
they
can
be
made
to
beleeue
the
contrarye
,
but
that
by
theis
meanes
they
haue
been
moste
yniurioustye
dealt
withal
,
and
the
Maiestie
of
their
Prince
the
King
of
Spaine
and
Counte
of
Holland
,
moste
extremely
abused
and
set
at
nought
.
You
say
,
they
would
that
the
King
shoudle
disarme
him self
.
Surely
if
it
weare
soe
:
Yet
might
they
aunswere
,
that
so
long
as
the
King
did
holde
the
sworde
in
his
hand
,
redy
to
murther
them
at
his
pleasure
,
yt
were
great
folly
,
(
but
more
daunger
)
for
them
to
humble
them selues
,
and
to
shew
that
dutye
which
ought
to
be
in
subiectes
to
their
Prince
.
For
what
could
minister
a
greater
likelyhod
to
haue
all
their
throtes
to
be
cutt
by
creditt
,
than
this
?
For
if
he
bee
not
armed
against
them
,
they
will
neuer
wishe
him
to
laye
asyde
his
weapens
.
And
contrarywise
,
if
hee
bee
,
it
followeth
that
hee
becommeth
,
not
as
their
King
(
that
is
to
say
,
as
their
father
and
pastour
,
)
but
(
which
is
more
proper
for
him
)
their
vtter
enemye
and
destroyer
.
But
God
forbid
,
that
those
good
Subiectes
of
Holland
&
Zeland
which
haue
alwaies
borne
an
especiall
dutie
and
honour
to
their
prince
,
&
likewise
haue
fownde
in
him
a
singuler
kinde
of
clemencie
towardes
them
,
shoulde
bee
constrained
to
thinck
that
their
king
is
in
armes
against
them
,
and
so
bent
to
their
ruine
and
destruction
,
as
that
he
will
not
giue
eare
or
harken
to
their
complaintes
.
Nay
,
they
complayne
rather
that
certen
straungers
,
suche
as
are
not
knowen
to
the
King
,
neither
allied
by
blood
nor
affinitie
,
nor
that
once
can
cary
good
meaning
to
theis
low
countries
,
are
comme
in
the
Kings
name
,
armed
at
all
pointes
to
exercise
barbarous
and
Turkish
Tyrannies
of
their
owne
aucthorities
:
nothing
esteming
the
solemne
othe
&
firme
composicion
which
the
King
had
made
,
but
haue
brought
in
with
them
a
new
world
,
aswell
contrarye
to
the
auncient
pollecie
&
custome
of
lawes
&
priuileges
,
As
also
against
the
auctoritye
of
the
Kings
Maiestratie
and
officers
,
whom
they
pray
with
all
humilitie
,
that
yt
woolde
please
him
by
his
aucthoritye
,
to
cause
them
to
lay
aside
their
weapons
,
and
to
retire
them selues
,
leauing
the
country
to
that
gouernment
which
was
vsed
before
tyme
,
of
long
contynewaunce
,
by
the
predicessours
of
the
Kings
Maiestie
:
of
glorious
memorye
.
The
which
if
it
were
brought
to
passe
,
there
should
be
no
subiectes
more
dutifull
▪
none
more
redy
to
acknowledge
the
aucthoritie
of
the
Prince
ouer
them
,
nor
none
more
ioifull
to
accomplishe
what
soeuer
shoulde
be
commaunded
them
.
And
I
pray
you
,
how
coulde
you
lay
(
I
will
not
say
any
foundacion
of
peace
)
but
only
some
fained
apparance
of
an
agreement
,
except
that
theis
as
ringleaders
doe
first
geue
vp
their
weapens
and
get
them
packing
owt
of
this
countries
?
vnlesse
you
thinck
that
the
meanes
to
attaine
to
peace
,
dothe
consist
in
setting
straungers
(
yea
&
straungers
of
such
condition
)
in
possession
of
the
Subiectes
goods
(
moueables
,
&
ymmoueables
,
)
&
to
let
them
vyolate
their
wynes
and
children
:
and
that
for
a
full
end
of
such
their
benifites
and
fauours
,
the
subiects
mighte
doe
well
to
interteme
&
cherish
them
to
cut
al
their
throtes
,
so
as
they
might
at
once
plead
full
possession
,
and
the
King
be
ryd
of
his
trew
subiects
.
But
you
say
,
that
they
demaunde
that
the
Kinge
shoulde
not
be
serued
of
any
,
but
of
suche
as
they
themselues
woulde
appoint
him
.
It
shall
neuer
bee
founde
,
that
euer
they
did
so
muche
as
ymagine
,
that
the
Ki.
might
not
make
warre
against
his
enemies
,
whosoeuer
or
of
what
condicion
soeuer
they
weare
,
with
suche
and
so
many
as
he
thought
good
,
and
that
they
be
not
so
euill
aduised
as
to
prescribe
any
lawes
to
his
Ma.
especially
in
a
thing
sovnreasonable
.
But
they
humbly
beseeche
his
Ma.
that
Straungers
be
not
lycensed
,
(
only
vpon
priuate
quarrels
)
to
make
warre
against
the
countrie
,
and
townes
of
the
King
&
his
subiectes
:
And
that
Spaniardes
▪
Italians
,
Swissers
,
&
an
infinite
nomber
of
others
,
miht
not
deuide
amonge
them
the
booties
,
and
spoiles
gotten
within
his
Ma.
dominions
,
or
at
least
that
their
goodes
,
their
wyues
,
and
children
,
be
not
made
praies
nor
subiectes
to
the
thraldomme
of
so
barbarous
,
and
vnknowen
people
in
theis
partes
.
The
which
suyte
,
can
not
be
construed
anywaies
that
the
King
shold
altogether
lay
a
side
weapens
.
For
if
at
any
tyme
his
Ma.
woulde
make
warres
in
theis
partes
or
in
any
other
,
he
might
be
hable
to
leauy
as
great
an
army
of
Holland
&
Zeland
&
theis
Countries
on
horse
backe
or
on
foote
,
by
sea
or
by
lande
,
as
easely
should
be
hable
to
resist
,
or
rather
ouercome
his
greatest
enemyes
,
as
yt
hathe
been
apparently
seene
by
the
Predecessours
of
the
Kings
Matestie
the
dukes
of
Burgondy
,
&
Lordes
of
this
countries
.
Whoe
when
they
had
no
straungers
neither
Spāiardes
,
nor
Italians
,
yet
weare
neuer
destitute
of
suche
souldiars
,
as
were
sufficient
for
the
defence
of
their
countries
.
But
on
thother
side
Duke
Charles
the
hardy
,
as
long
as
he
did
put
his
trust
&
confidence
in
theis
countriemen
&
th
inhabitantes
of
theis
partes
,
&
gaue
no
entertainment
to
any
but
Burgonions
&
Wallons
:
he
prospered
allwayes
&
had
the
victores
,
in
so
muche
as
he
was
feared
of
all
his
neighbours
.
But
after
he
begane
to
geue
credit
to
straungers
,
&
woulde
be
serued
of
Italians
,
&
such
like
which
were
vnder
the
charge
of
one
called
Campobasso
,
the
case
was
altered
anon
after
.
For
by
the
treason
of
this
foresaid
Campobasso
(
corrupted
either
by
money
,
or
by
somother
meanes
)
the
Duke
hauing
receiued
the
woorse
at
two
battailes
,
at
the
third
being
before
Nancy
lost
bothe
his
lief
,
&
al
the
honor
which
his
faithful
Subiectes
of
those
countries
had
gotten
before
.
Not
with
standing
if
it
be
not
lawfull
to
intreat
the
King
not
too
bee
serued
in
theis
warres
of
any
but
theis
countrymen
his
Subiectes
:
Why
then
haue
the
Estates
generally
desired
the
same
of
the
Commandador
at
Bruxels
?
or
why
hathe
their
sute
ben
accepted
,
synce
yt
bare
all
one
show
of
Rebellion
against
the
Kinge
?
For
as
concerning
this
,
where
you
say
,
it
is
lawfull
for
the
Kinge
to
be
at
warres
or
at
peace
with
whome
or
when
he
listeth
:
Surely
you
accuse
in
this
the
Auncestours
of
his
Maiestie
,
who
haue
alwayes
vowed
and
sworn
to
the
estates
,
not
to
make
warre
or
to
take
any
quarrell
in
hand
,
withowt
their
consentes
.
A
thing
which
hath
been
obserued
amongest
Princes
synce
the
worlde
was
a
worlde
,
and
by
all
suche
as
woulde
not
publikely
be
estemed
as
Tyrans
.
For
seeing
that
not
only
the
expences
of
the
warre
,
but
also
all
th
inconueniences
,
damages
,
and
mischaunces
of
the
same
do
fal
principally
vppon
the
neckes
of
the
people
:
surely
both
naturall
reason
,
&
equity
requyres
,
that
some
in
their
behalfe
(
as
the
Maiestrate
in
some
place
,
in
other
places
the
Estates
,
in
other
places
the
Counsailes
,
assistents
&
Parliaments
of
Princes
)
should
be
admitted
to
speake
&
sit
in
counsaile
for
their
be
hoofe
.
Except
they
had
rather
follow
Xerxes
:
who
after
he
had
assembled
his
Counsaile
of
Estates
,
and
all
the
Princes
and
Maiestrates
of
Persia
concerning
the
warres
he
toke
in
hand
against
the
Gretians
:
protested
to
them
,
that
the
chiefest
and
onely
cause
why
he
sent
for
them
,
was
not
to
th
end
they
should
geue
him
any
aduice
,
or
counsell
:
but
that
they
might
heare
and
allow
of
his
deuice
and
enterprise
which
he
had
already
determyned
and
resolued
on
.
Where
vpon
,
he
was
not
only
accompted
a
Tyrant
,
but
fell
into
moste
opprobrious
and
detestable
in
famye
,
which
continewed
,
to
the
losse
all
moste
of
all
his
dominion
.
But
for
all
this
,
here
is
nothing
spoken
to
appoint
the
King
what
warres
,
or
with
whome
he
shoulde
wage
them
.
For
let
him
but
only
say
the
woorde
,
when
or
with
whome
,
and
he
shall
fynde
bothe
Hollanders
&
Zelanders
in
suche
redynes
,
as
if
the
drum
do
but
sounde
,
their
bodies
&
their
goodes
shal
be
sufficient
pledges
to
shew
their
willing
mindes
,
&
trew
hartes
they
beare
to
their
Prince
,
the
which
their
predicessours
before
them
haue
allwayes
showed
to
the
King
,
&
his
auncestors
.
But
here
is
warre
made
against
the
Kings
owne
countries
,
to
ouerrunne
the
prouinces
of
his
owne
demaynes
,
to
pil
,
to
sack
to
put
to
Ruin
and
destruction
,
his
owne
Subiectes
.
And
to
be
shorte
,
he
maketh
warre
against
him self
.
A
Prince
withowt
his
Subiectes
is
no
Pince
.
Wherefore
I
meruaile
you
doe
so
muche
mislike
that
theis
poor
molested
people
shulde
humbly
beseache
his
Maiestie
,
that
by
his
aucthoritye
and
commaundement
,
this
warre
so
hurt
full
to
them
,
so
vnprofitable
to
the
King
,
so
detestable
before
God
,
and
so
to
be
lamented
and
pitied
of
all
honest
mindes
,
might
ceasse
.
You
say
the
King
knowes
what
his
subiectes
haue
neede
of
.
Would
youe
by
this
maintayn
that
it
is
conueniente
that
the
Kings
Subiectes
shoulde
be
robbed
,
vndoone
,
and
murdred
by
straungers
,
their
howses
burnt
,
their
townes
spoilled
,
their
feelds
wasted
,
their
inheritaunces
decaied
,
their
wyues
&
daughters
deslowred
,
and
their
children
led
vnder
the
seruitude
of
Straungers
?
The
which
if
it
bee
conuenyent
and
necessarye
for
the
Kings
Subiectes
:
surely
it
were
better
for
than
to
be
vnder
the
protection
of
the
moste
cruellest
Tiraunt
that
euer
reigned
.
Except
(
as
in
deed
yt
appeareth
)
the
King
hath
not
soe
commaunded
,
synce
he
vnderstandes
so
well
what
is
moste
conuenyent
for
his
Subiectes
.
Therefore
haue
they
great
reason
,
with
all
humillity
to
referre
them selues
to
his
moste
gracious
order
,
commaunding
all
forreigners
too
gett
them
packing
owt
of
the
countrie
.
But
if
you
say
the
woorst
you
can
,
and
think
to
cut
all
their
throotes
by
a
worde
speaking
,
in
saying
theis
men
are
rebels
to
the
King
,
&
therefore
cannot
be
accompted
as
his
subiects
:
Leauing
to
debate
this
question
presently
,
which
woulde
be
bothe
long
and
tedious
,
they
wil
only
aunswere
you
thus
.
That
if
they
bee
rebels
,
you
ought
to
leaue
that
to
the
Iudgement
of
his
Maiestie
,
vnto
whome
they
submitted
them selues
by
their
foresaid
request
,
&
that
you
ought
not
(
by
sending
the
same
backe
againe
)
to
take
away
from
his
Ma.
al
his
righte
of
equitie
,
&
Iustice
,
&
from
them
all
the
meanes
they
had
for
their
iustification
.
And
as
touching
that
which
you
take
for
a
Maxime
That
it
is
not
lawful
for
any
subiecte
to
take
armes
in
handes
,
without
th
order
and
appointment
of
their
Lordes
:
It
will
appeare
to
al
men
of
Iudgement
,
that
it
is
suche
a
kinde
of
speache
,
as
can
haue
no
good
ground
of
truthe
,
because
yt
is
so
generall
.
For
if
the
Lorde
be
owt
of
the
countrie
,
and
the
said
countrie
be
sodenly
in
vaded
by
enemyes
,
I
doe
not
thinck
that
your
meaning
is
in
this
case
by
this
your
lawe
,
that
men
shoulde
make
adoubt
of
taking
weapens
in
hand
,
vntill
their
countrie
weare
clene
ouerrunne
&
spoilled
.
For
by
that
meanes
you
must
condemne
the
Dukes
of
Burgondy
the
Predicessore
of
his
Maiestie
,
of
fellony
and
treason
,
for
that
they
being
then
the
vassals
of
the
King
of
Fraunce
,
yea
(
and
that
more
is
)
lincked
very
nere
vnto
him
in
bandes
of
blood
,
and
hauing
yelded
vnto
him
their
homage
&
fealtye
,
did
take
armes
,
not
only
withowt
his
appointment
,
but
also
against
his
owne
person
and
estates
in
the
feeld
.
Surely
no
man
can
make
me
beleue
,
but
that
the
good
Duke
Phillip
knew
very
well
,
what
was
the
dutye
of
a
subiect
,
when
as
(
to
reuenge
the
deathe
of
Duke
Ihon
his
father
,
who
alitle
before
had
slayne
the
Duke
of
Orleans
brother
to
the
King
(
he
caused
the
King
of
England
to
comme
into
Fraunce
,
and
made
him
Lorde
of
the
Cittye
of
Paris
,
and
of
the
best
parte
of
the
whole
kingdome
.
If
this
lawe
which
nou
set
downe
here
,
were
so
generall
as
you
woulde
make
it
surely
he
had
neuer
atteined
vnto
the
name
of
so
good
a
Prince
as
he
was
accompted
,
neither
had
he
lefte
behinde
him
to
his
posterity
so
good
a
reporte
of
immortall
glory
as
wee
know
of
.
Likewise
his
sonne
Charles
the
hardy
,
when
he
tooke
armes
against
Lois
the.
11.
and
defeated
a
parte
of
his
armye
at
Monthelery
:
knew
not
hee
very
well
that
subiectes
mighte
make
no
sturre
withowt
appointment
or
aucthoritie
from
their
Lorde
?
wil
you
say
then
that
owr
King
doothe
wrongfully
enioy
the
countye
of
Burgondy
,
the
which
was
graunted
by
the
same
Lois
and
Charles
,
vnder
the
title
that
the
subiect
did
beare
armes
against
his
liege
Lorde
?
But
howe
often
hathe
it
been
sene
,
and
iudged
to
be
right
and
reasonable
,
that
the
subiectes
in
particuler
,
and
the
Townes
and
Prouinces
in
generall
haue
taken
Armes
in
such
cases
as
this
,
not
only
withowt
the
appointment
of
their
Lorde
,
but
also
euen
against
their
soueraignes
them selues
,
and
yet
hathe
nether
your
lawe
nor
Maxime
been
of
sufficient
waight
against
the
reasons
,
and
argumentes
that
they
alledged
in
defence
of
their
equytie
.
Wherefore
of
force
your
conclusion
cannot
holde
,
when
as
you
inferre
by
this
your
Maxime
,
that
they
of
Holland
and
Zeland
haue
committed
an
offence
vnexcusable
,
in
hauing
taken
armes
against
their
Prince
.
For
first
you
shoulde
haue
declared
that
the
groundes
,
and
occasions
that
forste
them
therevnto
were
not
reasonable
,
or
at
the
least
not
sufficient
to
maynteyne
the
equitye
of
their
cause
:
and
then
mighte
you
haue
had
somme
better
apparance
of
reason
.
But
surely
it
seemeth
,
that
for
becaus
you
wolde
haue
the
equitye
of
their
cause
quyte
suppressed
from
the
eares
of
the
worlde
,
and
from
the
knowledg
of
his
Maiestie
,
you
haue
cleane
troden
vnder
foote
and
sent
backe
againe
their
request
:
grownding
your self
only
vpon
the
opinions
of
suche
of
the
courte
,
as
you
knewe
before
to
bee
aduersaries
to
their
attemptes
.
And
I
pray
you
,
what
if
theis
of
owr
side
shall
say
,
that
they
not
only
haue
not
taken
armes
against
his
Maiestie
,
but
also
that
they
haue
not
stirred
,
but
by
his
consent
and
aucthoritie
?
Dothe
it
not
seeme
vnto
you
reasonable
,
that
the
othe
(
which
the
King
hath
taken
,
and
the
expresse
article
wherin
he
commaundeth
that
no
man
shall
any
longer
yelde
obedience
vnto
him self
,
than
he
obserueth
the
points
of
the
artiles
that
he
is
sworne
vnto
)
may
iustifye
their
doinges
,
especially
seeing
that
bothe
his
Maiestie
is
absent
,
&
that
straungers
,
vnder
the
title
of
his
name
,
haue
not
only
broken
theis
articles
,
but
also
soughte
vtterli
to
disanull
that
sollemne
contract
,
the
which
he
made
at
his
entrye
into
Brabant
,
which
is
the
chiefest
of
all
the
Prouinces
he
possesseth
in
theis
partes
?
for
as
touching
that
which
you
saie
,
That
to
beare
armes
against
his
Maiestie
or
his
Ministers
is
all
one
:
I
cannot
comprehend
,
where
of
that
should
be
grounded
,
considering
that
the
King
him self
at
his
foresaid
entry
and
acceptacion
,
dothe
promise
,
sweare
,
&
declare
,
that
presently
&
ipso
facto
all
officers
,
Maiestrates
ad
Mynisters
,
shal
be
taken
but
for
sciphers
,
&
of
no
validity
,
who
either
haue
ben
heere
before
,
or
shal
be
hereafter
placed
in
preiudice
of
those
articles
,
which
he
is
sworne
vnto
,
or
that
shal
commit
any
thing
against
the
same
.
So
that
the
King
him self
dothe
by
his
othe
disgrade
all
suche
ministers
,
and
dothe
put
weapens
into
owr
handes
,
to
resist
their
iniquitye
&
violence
.
And
if
that
you
graunte
that
all
this
is
trew
,
in
respect
of
them
of
Brabant
,
but
that
Holland
and
Zeland
may
be
no
partakers
thereof
:
them
muste
you
needes
Iustifie
the
Prince
of
Oreng
,
and
all
those
that
serue
him
,
being
bothe
inhabitantes
&
naturally
borne
in
Brabant
,
in
that
they
wolde
not
acknowledge
suche
ministers
,
as
haue
violated
and
broken
the
othes
and
contractes
of
the
King
.
And
since
that
they
wear
not
bounde
to
acknowledge
or
allow
them
,
but
mighte
take
armes
against
them
it
followeth
that
they
might
with
good
reaso
occupie
&
enioy
all
those
landes
&
Prouinces
which
did
yelde
any
fauour
,
or
deuocyon
at
any
tyme
to
suche
mynisters
,
being
disanulled
and
disgraded
.
And
as
touching
the
rest
of
Holland
and
Zeland
,
their
fault
and
offence
can
be
none
other
,
but
that
they
bee
not
borne
in
Brabant
.
For
I
cannot
thinck
that
you
wil
denie
,
but
that
the
said
ministers
against
whome
they
beare
armes
,
haue
broken
and
violated
in
a
maner
all
those
articles
which
the
King
was
sworne
vnto
at
his
firste
entrye
.
And
if
thies
things
were
not
thus
:
what
is
he
that
seeth
not
plainly
,
how
that
in
this
point
the
Kings
hands
be
fast
tyed
together
,
synce
that
your selues
doe
confesse
,
that
in
all
matters
Ecclesiasticall
and
touching
faithe
,
he
is
bounde
to
be
obedient
vnto
the
Pope
,
his
legates
,
and
vicars
.
Dooe
not
we
know
how
that
,
that
Commission
which
was
concluded
vpon
,
and
ordeined
amongest
your
ecclesiastical
persons
,
and
Bishops
,
to
roote
owt
this
owr
religion
,
which
you
call
new
,
was
inuented
and
forged
by
Pope
Pius
the
fourthe
,
being
sollicited
therevnto
by
Docter
Sonnius
who
for
that
cause
remayned
at
Rome
by
the
space
of
three
or
fower
yeares
,
&
afterwarde
broughte
amongest
vs
into
theis
quarters
the
pestilent
seed
of
theis
troubles
,
&
calamities
,
that
we
feele
at
this
day
?
Do
not
we
knowe
that
it
was
onely
the
Pope
,
which
gaue
commaundement
to
the
king
,
that
th
ordinaunces
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
should
be
published
here
,
againste
the
which
all
the
Estates
both
Ecclesiasticall
and
Temporall
did
set
themselues
to
withstand
,
as
a
thing
preiudiciall
against
the
aunciente
lawes
,
customes
and
priuiledges
which
the
king
hath
sworn
vnto
vs
?
Briefly
,
haue
not
all
the
Instruments
and
Authours
of
this
Tragedy
bin
created
onely
by
the
Pope
?
And
who
is
ignorant
I
pray
you
,
that
the
Pope
in
his
decres
doth
openly
vaunte
that
all
kinges
and
Princes
are
bound
to
hold
all
their
Crownes
and
Scepters
of
him
,
and
to
obey
him
in
euery
point
?
Haue
we
no
learned
of
our
auncestours
,
how
that
the
●opes
of
Rome
haue
commaunded
at
their
plea●ure
,
the
most
noble
Emperours
and
Prince
▪
of
Christendome
,
and
sought
to
execute
their
wils
by
excommunicating
and
accursinge
of
them
,
as
often
as
they
would
resist
their
pleasures
?
From
whence
proceeded
those
cruell
and
bloudy
warres
betweene
the
three
Henries
,
Fredericke
and
Philip
,
and
an
insinite
nomber
of
other
Emperours
against
the
Popes
of
Rome
:
but
for
because
that
the
same
Emperours
,
woulde
not
obey
their
Commaundementes
,
sometimes
when
they
willed
them
to
make
warre
in
all
hast
vppon
the
Sarrasins
,
sometimes
when
they
woulde
haue
them
leaue
of
that
title
which
they
had
receiued
by
succession
of
their
auncestours
,
sometimes
when
the
Popes
themselues
would
be
put
in
possession
of
certaine
townes
and
territories
,
which
they
said
,
they
should
inherite
as
the
patrimony
of
S.
Peter
,
and
finally
vppon
any
cause
that
it
pleased
them
to
picke
,
whereof
all
the
Chronicles
and
Histories
be
filled
.
And
what
was
the
cause
why
Pope
Alexander
marched
in
publique
place
vppon
the
necke
of
the
Emperour
Fredericke
Barbarossa
,
adding
thereunto
many
wordes
full
of
reproche
and
shame
?
And
what
is
the
cause
againe
,
why
euen
at
this
day
they
make
the
Monarks
and
kinges
to
kisse
their
feete
,
but
onely
in
signe
and
token
of
subiection
which
they
claime
as
due
?
And
presently
if
they
be
not
obeyed
,
they
thunder
againste
them
:
and
pronounce
absolution
vnto
all
their
subiectes
,
although
they
reuolt
from
that
fidelitie
which
they
owe
of
duty
.
Wherfore
seing
that
the
king
is
so
much
subiect
to
the
Pope
of
Rome
(
whom
in
no
wise
we
can
acknowledge
to
be
our
superiour
)
&
since
that
he
feareth
so
much
his
thundrings
&
excommunications
:
How
can
you
either
say
or
beleue
,
that
his
Ma.
doth
commaund
absolutely
amongst
vs
what
he
listeth
himself
,
specially
in
such
a
matter
wherin
the
Pope
pretendeth
to
haue
more
interrest
than
any
man
aliue
?
I
beseech
you
if
the
king
woulde
here
our
requests
,
&
finding
them
grounded
vppon
good
reasons
,
were
willing
to
graunt
vs
the
exercise
of
our
religion
:
do
you
thinck
that
it
were
lawfull
for
him
so
to
do
?
Your selfe
haue
tould
me
very
plainly
,
that
if
the
king
would
condiscend
to
any
such
matter
,
you
would
take
armes
against
him
,
&
cause
(
to
your
power
)
the
whole
countries
to
rebell
.
And
this
I
am
sure
your self
wil
not
denie
to
haue
said
,
when
I
was
with
you
at
Mountford
.
Wher
then
remayneth
the
fre
auctoritie
of
the
king
to
commaund
?
where
is
the
greatnes
of
his
Ma.
yea
rather
what
becommeth
of
his
liberty
&
of
your
Maxime
,
that
no
subiecte
may
take
armes
in
hand
without
the
appointment
of
his
king
&
lord
,
seing
that
one
only
vassal
wil
to
his
power
cause
al
his
Estats
to
rebell
,
if
that
the
aduice
&
opinion
of
his
Maiesty
,
touching
the
cause
of
his
Country
&
subiects
,
shal
not
agre
with
his
conceite
?
But
I
am
contente
to
pardon
you
herein
,
consideringe
the
zeale
which
you
beare
to
the
Romishe
Religion
,
vppon
condition
that
you
will
imagine
that
oure
zeale
which
we
beare
vnto
our
Apostolicall
Religion
of
the
Gospel
,
is
not
a
whit
lesse
,
althoughe
peraduenture
it
is
nether
so
plausible
in
mans
capacitie
,
neyther
so
profitable
to
them
that
maintaine
it
.
Yet
haue
we
examples
very
freshe
of
the
Emperour
Charles
of
noble
memorie
,
who
escaped
very
hardly
from
beinge
excommunicated
by
Pope
Paulus
3.
for
that
hee
graunted
vnto
the
Almaynes
but
onely
the
Interim
,
which
was
almost
conformable
in
all
poincts
vnto
the
decrees
of
the
Pope
.
And
I
pray
you
what
ado
was
there
when
he
willed
that
a
generall
Councell
shoulde
be
called
in
Almaine
,
where
the
Almaynes
might
be
harde
in
free
disputacion
?
And
finally
was
it
not
the
Pope
,
that
constrained
him
to
make
warre
vpon
the
Christians
,
and
did
oftentimes
threaten
him
with
thundringes
,
if
he
wente
not
to
worke
with
speede
,
in
such
sort
that
the
Emperour
was
constrayned
to
couer
the
pretence
of
his
warre
with
the
cloke
of
rebellion
,
to
th
end
he
might
draw
vnto
him
Mawrice
and
th'
other
Princes
which
were
confederates
of
the
Smalcaldiens
?
I
speake
nothing
here
of
the
holy
Inquisition
of
Spaine
,
nor
of
the
Prelates
of
the
Counsayle
,
which
be
of
the
Popes
creation
,
and
haue
made
a
solempne
othe
vnto
him
,
neuer
to
agree
to
anye
matter
that
they
shall
thinck
to
be
preiudicial
to
the
aduauncement
of
the
Sea
of
Rome
,
but
that
they
shall
reueale
the
same
,
and
resist
it
with
all
their
power
.
Who
seeth
not
how
that
our
king
is
so
possessed
with
them
,
as
hee
is
not
able
by
anye
meanes
in
the
world
,
to
iudge
any
thing
in
this
matter
contrary
to
their
opinions
&
aduice
,
vppon
paine
of
being
condempned
for
a
rebel
vnto
the
sea
of
Rome
?
Howe
then
can
that
be
true
where
you
say
,
that
wee
make
warre
vppon
the
king
?
Take
away
once
the
respect
of
the
Pope
and
his
Prelates
,
and
bringe
to
passe
that
either
the
king
himself
be
not
subiecte
vnto
him
or
els
that
he
be
content
that
we
may
be
free
from
his
lawes
:
and
then
shall
you
see
how
soone
and
how
soundlye
,
wee
will
yeld
our selues
vnto
the
perfect
obedience
of
our
king
&
naturall
Prince
,
as
to
one
annointed
of
God
himself
to
do
vs
right
&
Iustice
?
And
if
you
esteeme
this
to
be
vtterly
vnreasonable
,
and
that
you
meane
to
make
the
minde
of
oure
Prince
to
be
at
the
commaundemente
of
other
mennes
willes
:
do
not
maruaile
I
pray
you
,
if
we
pretend
to
be
no
rebels
in
seeking
that
he
maye
gouerne
vs
by
his
absolute
Auctoritie
,
withoute
receyuing
lawes
from
others
.
I
come
now
to
that
other
poinct
where
you
say
,
That
it
is
a
very
straung
thing
for
subiectes
to
force
their
Prince
to
assemble
Estats
at
their
pleasure
.
Surely
this
seemeth
very
wonderfull
,
considering
that
you
cannot
be
ignorant
,
how
that
the
king
himself
by
his
owne
pure
will
,
hath
tyed
himselfe
thereunto
,
as
to
the
firmest
ground
and
surest
staffe
whereuppon
,
his
auctority
&
power
Regall
doth
chiefly
(
yea
I
may
say
,
onely
)
leane
&
rest
.
For
seing
the
Estates
in
a
fourme
of
politique
gouernement
,
are
none
other
thing
but
the
chiefe
and
principall
heads
of
the
people
representing
the
body
of
the
multitude
:
What
thing
is
there
,
that
can
bee
so
naturally
vnited
vnto
a
good
king
,
who
desireth
to
be
both
father
and
Pastour
of
his
people
,
as
are
the
Estates
of
his
Country
?
Euen
as
for
example
,
there
is
nothing
that
hath
such
affinity
with
the
head
of
a
mans
bodye
,
as
those
members
which
are
called
vital
,
for
that
they
be
the
chiefest
Instruments
by
the
which
the
vitall
spirits
proceding
from
the
braynes
to
diuers
sinewes
,
are
communicated
in
generall
to
the
whole
body
,
and
to
euery
member
,
and
by
the
which
likewyse
,
euery
member
retayneth
his
perfecte
vnity
,
and
naturall
knitting
to
the
body
.
Euen
so
a
good
king
,
being
the
head
of
his
people
,
doth
by
the
meanes
of
his
Estates
,
communicate
and
imparte
vnto
the
whole
body
of
his
common
wealth
,
not
onely
his
fauoure
,
grace
&
priuiledges
,
whereby
he
keepeth
them
in
vnitie
:
but
also
his
bounty
,
Iustice
and
wisedome
,
from
the
which
as
out
of
a
quicke
fountaine
,
do
springe
good
lawes
&
Ordinaunces
,
whereby
the
people
are
still
gouerned
in
good
discipline
,
as
it
were
in
the
liuely
being
and
naturall
motion
of
the
same
.
This
is
the
cause
why
our
auncestours
excelling
in
wisedome
and
perfecte
pollioy
,
haue
very
well
ordeyned
heretofore
,
that
especially
the
king
should
very
straightly
be
bounde
and
vnited
with
the
Estates
of
the
Country
,
not
to
do
any
thing
of
importaunce
without
communicating
the
matter
vnto
them
firste
,
as
they
on
the
other
side
oughte
to
behaue
themselues
vnto
theyr
Prince
,
as
to
their
heade
giuen
to
theim
of
GOD
.
From
hence
is
proceeded
the
great
and
vniforme
loue
and
Fidelitie
,
which
Princes
in
these
partes
haue
borne
to
their
people
,
and
they
likewise
to
them
.
And
surely
this
principle
appeared
in
the
person
of
the
good
Duke
PHILIP
,
who
at
the
firste
vnited
all
those
low
Countries
into
one
body
,
and
made
many
lawes
,
the
assured
vnitye
which
either
is
or
oughte
to
bee
betweene
a
Prince
and
his
people
.
Esteeminge
it
better
to
be
beloued
&
called
father
by
them
,
than
to
be
feared
and
redouted
of
them
.
For
he
knew
well
ynoughe
,
that
loue
is
the
surest
grounde
and
faithfullest
garde
of
all
gouernments
and
preheminences
,
in
such
sort
,
that
they
be
greatly
to
be
detested
,
and
to
be
accompted
publique
pestilences
,
who
to
bringe
themselues
in
credite
by
villanies
and
seruile
flatteries
,
vnder
the
pretence
of
maintayning
the
auctoritie
of
our
Prince
,
haue
whispered
in
the
eares
of
his
councell
,
that
whosoeuer
talketh
of
the
generall
assemble
of
the
Estates
,
doth
catch
at
the
Crowne
from
his
Maiesties
head
.
For
surely
these
be
the
auctours
of
all
tyrannies
,
troubles
,
and
insolencies
:
these
be
the
disturbers
of
our
common
quiet
:
these
be
the
enemies
both
of
God
and
the
worlde
,
although
they
attribute
neuer
so
much
wisdome
and
experience
vnto
themselues
:
doing
in
this
case
not
vnlike
vnto
him
that
would
dismember
the
parts
of
the
body
from
the
head
,
and
depriue
them
of
their
vertues
and
naturall
actions
,
vnder
the
pretence
of
doing
good
to
the
head
.
True
it
is
,
that
for
a
time
they
seeme
to
yelde
as
it
were
a
staye
and
proppe
vnto
the
power
of
Princes
in
causinge
theym
in
generall
to
be
more
feared
than
loued
:
but
in
th
ende
they
shew
themselues
to
seeke
noughte
els
,
but
the
fall
of
Princes
,
and
the
ouerthrow
of
all
their
people
at
one
time
:
as
wee
see
most
clearely
by
th'
example
of
the
kingdome
of
Fraunce
,
the
calamitie
and
ruine
whereof
,
hath
not
proceded
from
any
thing
els
,
but
by
the
breaking
of
th
ordinaunces
of
the
Estates
generall
,
and
by
sufferaunce
that
the
kinge
mighte
gouerne
at
his
owne
appetite
with
absolute
authoritie
,
without
hauing
regard
either
to
the
body
politique
,
or
to
them
that
should
represent
the
same
.
I
would
to
GOD
that
this
poore
Country
of
ours
would
behold
it selfe
in
this
glasse
,
which
is
so
cleare
&
so
neare
vnto
it
,
without
fallinge
into
the
same
inconueniences
.
But
our
sinnes
being
already
growen
to
a
certaine
rypenes
,
haue
hastened
our
vtter
ouerthrowe
,
in
blindinge
the
eyes
of
such
gouernours
,
as
haue
perswaded
our
Princes
to
thinck
,
that
their
ruine
consisteth
in
the
Assemblie
of
the
generall
Estates
of
the
country
,
whose
order
is
a
common
consente
to
resolue
vppon
such
pointes
,
as
do
concerne
the
tranquillitie
of
the
same
:
whereas
,
if
at
the
least
this
had
bin
lookt
vnto
in
the
beginning
,
before
that
those
troubles
did
breake
out
into
so
great
a
flame
according
to
those
instructions
which
the
Gentlemen
of
the
confederates
gaue
vnto
his
Maiestie
:
surely
then
might
all
the
inconueniences
which
haue
happened
since
,
haue
very
well
bin
auoyded
.
Yet
at
length
let
vs
looke
,
although
very
late
,
first
which
be
the
grounds
and
occasions
that
hinder
vs
from
hauinge
recourse
vnto
that
so
ready
and
wholsome
a
remedie
,
which
in
times
past
hath
alwayes
bin
the
refuge
,
both
of
Prince
&
People
,
when
any
inconvenience
did
threaten
them
.
You
say
That
since
that
these
Countries
do
consist
vppon
diuers
Seignories
,
which
in
degree
,
iurisdictions
and
customes
haue
nothing
to
do
the
one
with
the
other
,
but
onely
a
neighbourhode
vnder
one
Lord
:
therefore
they
are
not
to
compell
the
king
to
assemble
the
estates
generally
.
I
beseech
you
then
sirs
,
If
wee
shoulde
demaunde
of
the
kinge
to
assemble
onely
the
Estates
of
Holland
and
Zeland
,
which
Prouinces
haue
alwayes
bin
ioyned
together
,
and
that
by
their
aduise
hee
woulde
ordaine
some
conuenient
remedies
for
these
present
troubles
&
calamities
,
euen
as
his
Maiesties
predecessours
the
Princes
of
Bauier
were
wont
to
do
in
the
like
cases
,
not
adding
any
other
to
these
Prouinces
,
except
it
were
Hainault
and
Ostrenant
:
woulde
you
iudge
then
that
wee
had
any
reason
on
oure
sides
?
At
the
leaste
your
argumente
whereon
you
seeme
to
ground
moste
,
would
seeme
to
be
of
no
force
.
And
I
surely
do
thincke
that
this
particuler
assembly
(
since
that
you
cannot
abyde
the
generall
)
were
much
fitter
for
the
people
of
Holland
and
Zeland
,
than
th'
other
weare
which
they
demaunde
.
But
I
pray
you
consider
what
wrong
they
of
Holland
&
Zeland
haue
committēd
in
submitting
themselues
in
their
foresayd
request
vnto
th
order
of
their
Prince
,
without
presuming
to
prescribe
any
law
vnto
him
,
or
in
referringe
themselues
to
the
Iudgement
of
the
generall
Estates
of
all
the
low
Countries
,
to
whom
they
were
content
to
submit
themselues
,
to
th
end
that
they
might
not
seeme
to
seeke
to
be
iudges
in
their
owne
cause
?
And
if
there
be
no
reason
at
all
to
assemble
the
generall
estates
of
so
many
and
diuers
Prouinces
,
in
a
matter
that
toucheth
only
one
particuler
Prouince
:
then
I
pray
you
,
why
should
that
protestation
which
the
Estats
of
Brabant
&
Flaunders
presōted
,
wherin
they
would
admit
Religion
but
that
of
Rome
:
bee
preiudiciall
vnto
them
of
Holland
and
Zeland
?
Howe
be
it
surely
(
if
all
be
well
considered
)
this
disease
is
growen
so
generall
in
all
these
prouinces
,
as
it
cannot
be
remedied
but
by
a
medecine
generally
taken
.
For
who
knoweth
not
howe
that
in
this
cause
,
there
are
ioyned
to
Holland
and
Zelande
,
in
a
maner
all
Gelderland
,
Phriseland
,
and
Ouerijsel
wyth
many
both
of
the
townes
and
peoples
of
Brabant
,
Flaunders
,
Hainault
and
Arthois
?
who
vnderstandeth
not
,
that
(
when
this
request
was
presented
by
those
gentlemen
in
the
yeare
66.
there
were
almost
as
many
of
oure
Prouince
,
as
of
any
other
,
yea
and
that
the
nomber
of
them
of
Hainaulte
,
Arthois
and
Nanin
did
farre
exceede
them
of
Holland
and
Zelande
?
Wherefore
if
some
haue
bin
frighted
by
force
and
threatninges
,
some
other
oppressed
by
the
tyranny
of
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
and
some
againe
haue
not
bin
able
to
finde
oute
the
oportunities
and
open
wayes
which
they
of
Hollande
and
Zeland
haue
founde
:
is
it
therefore
to
be
saide
that
they
ought
to
be
barred
from
giuinge
ayde
and
remedie
to
quench
this
great
fier
,
and
generall
cause
of
Ruine
?
No
:
for
this
is
certaine
,
that
the
harme
which
proceedeth
of
these
warres
,
doth
touche
the
other
Prouinces
as
neere
as
it
doth
Holland
and
Zeland
.
For
if
it
happen
that
these
Countryes
bee
either
destroyed
or
alienated
from
the
obedience
of
the
Kinge
.
Consider
I
pray
you
whether
Braband
and
Flaunders
with
many
other
Prouinces
shal
be
subiect
to
any
inuasion
that
first
will
assaulte
them
or
not
,
and
how
in
such
necessitie
,
hauinge
loste
the
commoditie
of
the
Sea
,
they
may
be
releaued
with
vitaile
,
or
succoured
from
Spaine
or
Italie
?
In
so
much
that
to
barre
alother
Prouinces
from
this
generalitie
,
is
nought
els
than
to
seeke
the
meanes
to
depriue
the
Kinge
and
his
successours
from
all
possession
of
any
estate
or
Prouince
in
these
parts
.
But
let
vs
see
how
these
matters
will
hang
together
.
You
say
,
That
it
is
but
by
speciall
grace
and
fauour
,
that
the
auncestoure
of
our
king
haue
suffered
and
permitted
a
generall
Conuocation
of
the
Estates
in
vrgente
affayres
.
Admit
that
it
were
so
:
yet
surely
it
were
a
great
discurtesie
to
perswade
the
king
to
shew
lesse
fauour
vnto
these
Countries
than
his
predecessours
haue
done
:
and
it
were
the
waye
to
force
him
to
seeke
some
other
kinde
of
superioritie
,
and
gouernemente
,
cleane
contrary
to
that
which
they
followed
,
in
such
sort
that
thereof
nought
els
can
be
hoped
for
,
than
a
contrary
fruit
to
that
which
they
gathered
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
hatred
of
subiects
in
steede
of
loue
,
and
tyranny
in
place
of
good
gouernment
,
and
finally
vtter
destruction
in
steede
of
flourishing
prosperitie
.
But
sure
I
cannot
imagine
that
you
are
so
ignorant
of
the
Chronicles
,
or
such
a
straunger
to
the
knowledge
of
the
state
of
these
Countries
,
as
that
you
know
not
how
that
since
the
time
of
Charlemayne
,
these
Countries
and
Prouinces
haue
euer
bin
vnited
in
one
body
together
,
with
many
other
neighbours
&
borderers
,
vnder
the
title
of
beinge
called
Austrasia
or
Lorein
,
which
toke
that
name
,
for
that
in
diuision
,
that
part
fel
to
one
of
his
nephews
called
Lhothayre
:
and
how
that
afterward
by
diuersity
of
successours
,
beinge
dismembred
th
one
from
the
other
,
yet
they
did
alwayes
keepe
a
certaine
vnitie
of
Amitie
and
alliaunce
together
,
euen
vntill
the
tyme
of
the
good
Duke
Philip
,
who
broughte
them
againe
into
one
body
,
and
tyed
them
fast
and
vnseperable
by
many
good
ordinaunces
,
lawes
and
priuiledges
,
which
he
gaue
vnto
them
in
generall
,
shewing
him selfe
therein
to
be
both
a
father
to
his
Country
,
&
a
pastour
to
his
people
,
in
such
sort
that
it
was
offred
vnto
him
by
the
Emperour
and
Pope
for
that
tyme
,
to
make
therof
a
kingdome
,
the
which
he
would
neuer
agree
vnto
,
both
because
that
he
would
not
offer
by
such
innouations
any
kinde
of
preiudice
vnto
the
Priuiledges
of
the
Prouinces
and
Townes
particulerly
,
neither
yet
go
against
the
othes
that
he
had
sworne
vnto
them
.
And
if
you
liste
to
alledge
,
that
oure
Kinge
doth
at
this
present
occupie
certain
prouinces
which
then
had
nothing
a
do
with
them
:
I
will
aunswere
,
that
likewise
the
foresaid
Duke
did
at
that
time
enioy
certaine
others
,
almost
of
like
importaunce
,
the
which
haue
since
that
time
bin
seperated
,
and
dismembred
in
such
sort
,
that
the
said
good
Duke
Philip
being
receiued
into
the
possession
of
Hollande
and
Zelande
almost
in
the
ende
of
his
raigne
,
did
leaue
this
coniunction
of
these
Prouinces
vnto
his
sonne
and
onely
heire
CHARLES
the
hardy
,
who
being
of
a
more
hauty
minde
went
about
openly
to
make
these
Countries
a
kingdome
,
had
he
not
bin
hindered
partlye
by
the
Estates
of
the
saide
Countries
whoe
withstoode
the
same
,
and
partly
by
the
disfauour
of
the
Emperour
Frederick
3.
who
raigned
at
that
time
.
But
let
the
cause
be
as
be
may
:
hee
left
vnto
his
daughter
and
heire
,
the
succession
of
all
the
said
countries
,
as
one
body
vnited
and
knitte
together
with
many
faste
and
straighte
bandes
:
after
the
which
sorte
Maximilian
her
husbande
the
Emperour
,
and
his
sonne
the
Archeduke
Phillip
,
receiued
the
same
,
and
in
such
sort
lefte
theim
vnto
the
Emperour
of
noble
memory
Charles
the
fifte
father
to
oure
Kinge
:
who
being
not
content
with
the
foresaid
coniunction
and
bandes
,
and
as
it
were
foreseing
how
that
afterwards
some
would
go
about
to
sowe
hatred
amongst
them
,
and
to
set
th'
one
against
thother
,
vnder
this
pretence
that
they
had
nothinge
common
amonge
themselues
:
tooke
awaye
and
abolished
from
theim
all
the
diuersitie
of
Questions
that
mighte
encounter
them
,
some
from
vnder
the
Crowne
of
Fraunce
,
some
from
the
title
of
the
Empyre
,
and
some
from
other
places
.
And
at
a
generall
diet
of
Almaigne
,
by
the
consente
of
all
the
Electours
and
Estates
of
the
Empyre
,
hee
vnited
and
broughte
together
all
these
prouinces
into
one
compasse
or
Circle
of
the
Empyre
,
ordayning
and
appointing
that
from
that
tyme
forward
,
all
they
should
ioyntly
and
vnseperably
be
acknowledged
too
be
of
the
Empire
,
and
that
for
that
cause
,
they
shoulde
pay
in
th
ordinary
contribucions
of
the
Empire
,
as
muche
as
twoe
Electors
did
.
And
this
hath
been
inuiolablye
kept
bothe
of
his
Maiestie
:
of
noble
memory
,
And
also
by
own
king
and
Maistar
that
now
is
,
so
farre
foorth
as
that
his
Maiestie
did
sende
one
S.
of
Hoochstrate
into
Almaigne
in
his
name
,
to
acknowledge
the
foresaid
prouinces
as
one
bodye
politique
ioyned
to
the
Empire
.
And
for
such
were
they
taken
at
that
time
:
soe
that
I
cannot
sufficienly
meruaile
,
howe
you
can
saye
that
in
degrees
and
Iurisdictions
they
be
so
dyuers
,
and
that
there
is
nothing
common
amongst
them
,
but
only
neighborhod
.
And
I
pray
you
how
hapneth
yt
then
,
that
in
all
Contribucions
and
reliefs
,
they
be
euer
assembled
generally
,
and
that
the
participacions
of
eache
relif
,
is
gathered
according
to
the
abillitye
and
facultie
of
euery
prouince
?
Woulde
you
wishe
that
in
the
tyme
of
contributing
,
the
prouinces
should
be
but
one
bodye
,
and
that
when
they
seeke
to
remedie
the
euident
Ruine
of
the
whole
countrie
in
generall
,
eache
should
seeke
for
their
remedye
in
particuler
,
with
owt
ioyning
th
one
to
thother
?
surely
in
my
simple
Iudgement
this
thing
is
not
onlye
withowt
all
reason
,
but
also
dothe
simell
of
tooto
tyrrannius
wyckednes
.
But
what
shall
we
say
?
when
his
Maiestie
propounded
the
necessitie
of
his
warre
with
Fraunce
in
the
yeare
1557
:
in
what
sorte
did
the
Estates
then
chardg
them selues
with
that
great
burden
,
but
only
in
generall
?
the
which
warre
in
th
end
of
nine
yeres
with
a
single
fidelitye
shewed
towardes
their
King
,
&
a
woonderfull
vnitye
kept
among
them
selues
,
they
brought
to
happy
end
by
their
nine
yeres
contribucion
,
to
the
great
glorye
&
honour
of
his
roiall
Maiestie
.
Is
it
reason
then
that
in
making
warre
vpon
a
straunge
Prince
,
theys
prouinces
shal
be
but
one
body
,
and
the
Estates
vnited
together
:
and
that
in
turninge
away
from
themselues
an
vtter
overthrow
procured
by
this
ciuill
warre
,
they
shal
be
counted
diuers
&
dismembred
,
&
not
be
suffred
to
assemble
the
estates
general
,
to
th
ende
that
by
a
generall
remedye
they
may
help
and
cure
a
common
maladie
?
But
is
it
not
plaine
howe
that
in
all
thinges
wherein
any
prouinces
bordering
together
,
may
by
any
meanes
be
ioyned
and
vnited
:
theis
countries
be
and
haue
ben
always
in
the
same
sorte
vnitid
more
than
any
others
?
for
from
whence
proceedeth
that
custome
which
they
haue
euer
had
to
assemble
the
Townes
and
prouinces
in
the
exercyse
of
the
bowe
,
and
other
armes
left
vnto
vs
by
our
predicessours
,
but
only
by
this
vnitye
?
Howe
cometh
it
to
passe
,
that
at
feastes
and
publique
places
,
the
townes
&
prouinces
haue
bin
alwayes
called
together
by
publique
aucthority
:
but
only
to
shewe
the
vnity
of
the
poore
countrie
,
euen
as
Grece
did
by
the
assemblye
at
their
Olimpiades
?
Is
not
the
name
of
the
Base
Almaignes
or
Flemings
(
as
the
Spaniardes
do
cal
vs
at
this
day
)
common
vnto
vs
all
?
The
speache
althoughe
it
be
distinctly
of
diuers
sortes
,
yet
is
so
common
amongst
vs
,
that
in
the
self
same
townes
they
be
vsed
equallye
.
The
iurisdictions
owt
of
owr
soueraigne
court
,
doe
they
not
almoste
generally
proceed
from
Machlyne
?
and
all
spirituall
processes
,
Doe
not
they
of
auncient
custome
proceed
eyther
from
Coleigne
or
from
Maians
?
What
shoulde
I
say
more
,
than
that
owr
whole
countre
is
but
one
Circuyte
or
Prouince
of
the
Empire
?
Doe
you
then
thinck
yt
so
straunge
,
that
an
Imperial
Circuyt
shoulde
assemble
estates
iointlie
,
consydering
that
shoulde
otherwise
seeme
monstruous
,
if
one
Prouince
should
be
assembled
withowt
the
rest
?
But
paraduenture
you
will
say
,
that
this
warre
in
the
respect
of
Brabant
is
no
Ciuill
warres
:
the
which
sayeng
no
man
of
Iudgement
will
affirme
.
And
if
there
were
none
other
thing
to
alledge
,
but
that
owr
King
and
the
Emperour
Charles
had
made
al
their
Edicts
and
Plackartes
of
Religion
in
generall
to
all
the
prouinces
,
weare
not
that
a
sufficient
Argument
to
confute
your
saying
,
that
they
haue
nought
in
common
the
one
with
thother
?
yea
rather
is
it
not
a
full
iustification
of
the
request
of
those
of
Holland
,
and
Zeland
in
that
point
,
if
you
will
be
ruled
by
right
and
reason
Quod
omnes
attingit
,
ab
omnibus
probari
debet
?
for
if
the
rigowr
of
those
Placartes
laid
vpon
all
theis
Prouinces
in
generall
,
hathe
caused
a
generall
alteracion
of
the
people
:
Why
shoulde
not
we
assemble
and
call
together
the
generall
estates
of
theis
prouinces
,
to
remedye
suche
inconueniences
as
generally
doe
light
vpon
vs
all
?
And
sure
this
is
the
better
confirmed
by
those
two
causes
that
you
alleadged
,
for
the
which
Princes
in
tymes
past
were
wont
to
assemble
generall
estates
,
that
is
to
witt
,
the
benefit
of
their
Countries
and
the
weale
of
their
affaires
.
For
they
coulde
neuer
be
better
spoken
,
of
than
at
this
present
,
when
we
treat
not
of
one
simple
benifitt
,
but
of
the
whole
saffetye
of
owr
countries
and
especiall
restitucion
of
his
Maiesties
dignitye
.
Wherefore
if
euer
there
weare
cause
to
assemble
estates
in
generallitye
,
surely
now
there
is
greater
cause
soe
to
doe
than
euer
ther
was
.
This
notwithstanding
(
if
I
may
speake
of
myne
owne
hed
,
witheowt
th
aduise
of
the
Estates
and
Townes
in
theis
partes
)
I
doe
thinck
that
if
the
King
or
his
counsell
be
offended
with
this
generallity
,
they
will
be
content
to
haue
agraunt
from
his
Maiestie
that
they
may
lawfully
assemble
the
states
only
of
Holland
and
Zeland
,
and
that
it
will
please
hym
to
ratifie
that
which
they
shall
find
by
sounde
counsell
and
deliberacion
,
to
be
fit
for
his
Maiesties
seruice
,
and
for
their
countries
saffetye
.
Considering
that
herin
(
as
I
haue
said
)
they
haue
had
a
greater
respect
to
the
Auctorite
of
the
King
,
than
to
any
thing
els
.
But
it
seemeth
that
there
is
some
other
hidden
cause
which
moueth
you
to
be
so
suspitious
of
this
assembling
of
estates
in
that
you
saye
that
this
request
seemeth
to
be
made
as
it
were
to
tye
him
to
a
law
,
and
to
kepe
him
as
a
warde
I
cannot
beleue
but
that
this
proceedeth
rather
of
some
ill
grounded
conceytes
,
or
sinister
suspicions
of
suche
in
the
court
;
as
cannot
disgest
owr
simple
peticion
,
than
of
your
owne
good
iudgement
or
aduise
.
I
cannot
be
parswaded
that
you
can
digresse
so
farre
from
all
reason
.
For
surely
you
know
well
ynoughe
,
howe
that
the
moste
true
and
legittimate
power
and
dignitie
of
all
kinges
,
monarches
,
and
Emperours
,
&
the
greatest
vnitye
&
prosperitye
of
all
people
and
prouinces
,
dothe
especialie
consist
,
and
principally
depende
vpon
the
assemble
of
estates
:
euen
as
it
appeareth
in
Almaigne
&
in
al
other
Kingdomes
&
Prouinces
which
are
wel
&
quietly
gouerned
.
For
those
assembles
which
we
call
Edictes
in
the
comon
wealthe
,
are
euen
the
same
which
in
the
churce
of
God
were
called
counselles
,
the
which
owr
auncestors
,
holy
fathers
&
doctors
in
the
Primatiue
churche
helde
in
suche
reuerence
&
estimacion
,
as
that
they
ordeigned
that
from
half
yere
to
half
yeare
,
or
at
the
furthest
from
yere
to
yere
,
generall
Sinodes
should
bee
called
as
often
as
any
necessitye
required
.
Whereunto
they
euer
had
a
moste
soueraigne
recourse
,
vntill
suche
tyme
as
that
the
great
power
of
the
Popes
did
subdewe
the
Sinodes
by
their
absolute
aucthoritie
,
against
the
which
owr
forefathers
at
mani
tymes
,
and
especiallye
in
the
councell
of
Basil
,
did
moste
openly
resist
.
They
ordeigned
that
from
tenne
yere
to
ten
yeares
a
generall
counsell
and
Synode
should
be
called
thorow
owt
all
Christendome
wherunto
the
Pope
himself
shoulde
be
subiect
.
Which
thing
was
so
odious
vnto
the
ambicion
of
the
successours
of
that
Pope
,
as
that
to
their
power
they
haue
hindred
euer
since
the
assemble
of
the
councelles
,
so
farr
foor
that
that
in
the
great
necessitye
of
Christendome
,
and
at
the
earnest
solliciting
of
the
Emperour
Charles
,
the
councell
of
Trent
was
at
length
called
and
prolonged
almoste
by
the
space
of
30.
yeres
after
with
a
1000.
Kindes
of
delayes
&
excuses
to
delay
the
same
.
After
that
likewise
in
the
councell
of
Constaunce
,
Thoan
the
32.
one
of
the
3.
Popes
that
were
degraded
at
that
tyme
,
being
accused
of
50.
articles
at
the
least
,
and
all
those
cryminall
,
sighing
sore
,
aunswered
thus
:
that
besides
all
those
faultes
,
he
had
committed
a
greater
offence
,
&
that
was
for
because
that
he
had
suffered
suche
a
free
councell
to
be
called
as
him self
was
bounde
to
be
ruled
by
,
&
thereby
he
him self
was
with
great
infamye
deposed
.
I
doe
alledge
all
this
,
to
showe
that
it
is
the
parte
of
Tyrantes
only
to
mislike
generall
assemblies
,
and
that
all
good
Princes
Kinges
and
Emperours
haue
alwaies
desicred
theis
diettes
and
assemblies
,
as
all
good
prelates
haue
(
to
their
power
)
procured
the
assemble
of
Synodes
and
councels
in
the
Churche
of
God
.
For
this
is
certein
,
that
whereas
many
doe
assemble
together
and
consult
,
(
whether
yt
be
for
the
affaires
of
the
common
welthe
,
or
of
the
churche
of
God
,
)
there
ordinarily
is
God
him self
president
,
&
sendeth
his
goodspirit
,
lightninge
moste
commonly
the
eyes
of
a
nomber
in
suche
cases
,
as
paraduenture
one
alone
or
a
fewe
cannot
discerne
a
whit
.
Wherefore
me
thineketh
that
in
this
case
they
of
Holland
&
Zeland
haue
declared
what
great
confidence
they
haue
in
the
mercifull
gouernment
and
clemency
of
the
King
,
in
hauing
set
be
fore
his
face
the
true
and
only
meane
to
pacifie
the
troubles
of
this
countrie
.
For
synce
that
in
any
wise
they
muste
make
no
questions
of
Religion
what
coulde
they
in
this
worlde
offer
with
more
humilite
and
better
right
,
than
to
submit
than
solues
to
the
Iudgement
of
his
Maiestie
:
in
a
generall
assemble
of
all
owr
estates
,
shewing
therin
that
they
feared
not
at
all
to
haue
their
cause
brought
to
light
before
the
face
of
the
whole
world
and
of
his
Maiestie
,
because
they
felte
themselues
cleare
from
all
crimes
which
wrongfully
were
laide
to
their
charge
?
And
if
their
religion
were
so
wicked
as
the
Kinge
is
informed
that
it
is
:
what
can
they
do
more
sincerely
than
with
humble
sute
to
request
that
it
might
be
iudged
and
tryed
,
euen
by
those
who
haue
protested
most
plainly
,
that
they
will
by
no
meanes
admit
or
receiue
the
same
?
Can
there
be
any
thing
more
conueniēc
for
the
dignity
and
honour
of
his
Maiestie
,
or
for
to
expresse
their
owne
faithfull
seruice
,
than
to
submit
themselues
wholly
to
the
iudgment
of
his
Ma.
and
of
those
Estates
which
he
shall
lawfully
call
together
?
It
seemeth
certainly
that
you
amongst
you
do
feare
and
flye
from
the
iudgement
and
aduice
of
the
kinge
,
and
that
you
take
him
to
be
so
childishe
,
as
that
he
cannot
discerne
white
from
blacke
,
or
els
that
your selues
must
prescribe
him
what
he
shall
do
.
For
you
hindered
our
request
from
comminge
to
his
cares
.
It
falleth
out
now
,
that
your selues
are
they
that
make
the
king
a
Ward
,
in
that
you
will
not
suffer
him
to
here
the
complaints
and
sutes
of
his
subiectes
.
This
is
to
take
the
Crowne
from
his
Maiestyes
head
,
&
to
make
your selues
kinges
:
Considering
that
the
dignity
and
prehemience
of
Royalty
,
doth
not
so
much
consist
vpon
titles
and
ritches
,
as
in
the
discerninge
&
iudging
of
the
complaints
and
requests
of
his
subiects
&
in
administring
Iustice
vnto
them
.
The
pretence
then
of
these
Hollanders
&
Zelanders
is
so
farre
from
making
him
a
Warde
,
as
that
the
onely
mark
that
they
tend
vnto
,
is
to
set
him
at
his
ful
liberty
again
,
which
is
to
iudge
lawfully
(
accordinge
to
the
custome
of
his
Auncestours
)
vpon
all
the
controuersies
,
&
complaints
of
his
people
:
which
libertie
you
haue
cleane
berest
him
of
,
&
yelded
the
same
vnto
the
Italian
Pope
,
&
to
the
Prelats
of
the
inquisicion
,
&
barred
him
clene
both
from
hearing
&
iudging
of
his
subiects
causes
.
As
touching
the
last
point
,
wherin
you
say
,
That
in
your
opinion
his
Maiestye
ought
not
to
yelde
vnto
our
request
,
no
not
one
iote
:
Surely
I
do
most
of
all
marueile
,
that
you
woulde
wish
the
K.
to
iudge
no
otherwyse
than
as
you
list
.
If
you
be
vassall
to
the
K.
leaue
the
choise
to
his
Maiestie
,
whether
he
wil
yelde
or
not
,
and
do
not
you
prescribe
a
law
,
before
that
he
himself
haue
first
herd
our
requests
,
&
afterwards
giuen
his
iudgement
vppon
the
same
.
Otherwise
you
will
giue
the
worlde
to
vnderstand
,
how
that
you
take
the
king
to
be
so
ignoraunt
,
as
that
he
cannot
iudge
of
his
owne
affayres
,
or
els
that
your
opinion
must
be
a
law
,
whereby
his
Maiestie
must
of
force
be
ruled
.
Well
,
if
your
opinion
which
you
haue
grounded
vpon
your
owne
conceite
,
be
so
fast
settled
in
your
stomacke
as
that
you
will
not
alter
the
same
:
Yet
I
woulde
ye
considered
,
that
all
the
Estates
and
Cities
in
these
quarters
,
be
of
an
other
minde
.
And
peraduenture
it
may
bee
,
that
if
the
opinion
of
all
the
Estates
in
general
may
be
vnderstood
the
greater
part
of
them
wil
be
of
our
minde
.
If
you
thinck
otherwyse
,
why
do
yee
not
suffer
the
matter
to
come
to
proofe
,
by
leauinge
to
his
maiestie
full
liberty
to
iudge
&
discerne
of
all
sutes
&
requests
?
except
your
meaning
be
,
that
we
must
of
force
take
your
opinion
for
the
kings
determinacion
.
But
surely
for
mine
owne
parte
,
I
cannot
yet
be
so
well
perswaded
of
your
great
modestie
&
wisedome
.
Wherefore
I
am
to
request
you
,
that
(
without
suffering
your selfe
to
be
any
longer
blinded
wyth
these
cauilling
pretences
)
you
indeuour
your self
in
good
faith
&
true
meaninge
,
to
further
the
tranquillity
and
quiet
of
these
Countries
,
the
which
cannot
by
anye
meanes
be
reestablished
,
but
by
this
,
that
the
king
may
haue
his
auctoritie
kept
to
himselfe
inuiolablie
,
in
hearing
and
considering
the
requestes
and
controuersies
of
all
such
his
Subiectes
,
as
crye
and
call
for
his
helpe
and
mercye
:
that
hee
may
see
some
remedie
for
the
same
,
by
the
common
aduice
of
the
generall
Estates
of
the
Countrie
,
and
that
he
suffer
vs
not
to
bee
oppressed
by
the
cruell
tiranny
of
Strangers
,
who
seeke
nothing
els
but
to
satisfie
their
couetous
mindes
and
greedines
of
gaine
,
with
the
price
of
our
bloude
and
wyth
the
vtter
ouerthrow
&
desolacion
of
his
maiesties
inheritaunce
in
these
Prouinces
,
to
the
great
diminishing
of
his
Maiesties
Royall
Estate
,
not
caringe
a
point
though
all
this
go
to
wracke
,
so
that
they
may
returne
into
their
Countries
againe
,
loden
&
charged
with
the
spoile
of
vs
,
from
the
which
I
hope
that
Almighty
God
will
defende
vs
with
his
puissant
Arme
,
as
he
hath
done
heretofore
.